Chicago Crash Map and Recent Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported reported collisions in Chicago, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has approximately 9.62 million residents according to the 2020 census and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country.
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Explore Chicago crash patterns
5,000 official records from 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-11 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Recently reported · newest record 0 days old
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· source: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD)
Counts are recorded crashes, not risk: without traffic volumes a busy street will always show more crashes, so nothing here ranks places as safe or dangerous. Records are matched by Socrata row id (:id); a record the source edits is revised, never counted twice. How this data is handled.
Recorded Crashes, Page 14
5,000 records from 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-11, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-12T11:17 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | AUGUSTA BLVD | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | WABASH AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | TAYLOR ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | CENTRAL AVE | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | ST LOUIS AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | GREENWOOD AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 14:00 | 87TH ST | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | CHICAGO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | RIDGEWAY AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | STONY ISLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | WELLS ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | DEARBORN ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | CATALPA AVE | 1 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | MARYLAND AVE | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | 87TH ST | 0 | 0 | Equipment - Vehicle Condition |
| 2026-10-08 | 13:00 | PRAIRIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | WELLS ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | ELLIS AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | CENTRAL AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | KAMERLING AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | DEVON AVE | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | ROCKWELL ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | SPAULDING AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | GLENLAKE AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | DAMEN AVE | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | NORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 11:00 | WELLS ST | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | LAKE SHORE DR | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | DOUGLAS BLVD | 0 | 0 | Weather |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | DIVISION ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | 26TH ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | CALIFORNIA AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | DEVON AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | 72ND ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | CHICAGO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | MADISON ST | 1 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | CORNELL AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-08 | 10:00 | WINCHESTER AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
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Data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD), updated 2026-10-12 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.