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)
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Recorded Crashes, Page 19
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | WESTERN AVE | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | PERRY AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | LAKE ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | ARCHER AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | GREGORY ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | 79TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | HALSTED ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | WEBSTER AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | 99TH ST | 1 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | STATE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | ARMITAGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | 87TH ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | 95TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 15:00 | MADISON ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | 21ST ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | STONY ISLAND AVE | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | ARMITAGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | 13TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | DIVISION ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | ARCHER AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | 57TH ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | NAGLE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | WASHINGTON BLVD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | 55TH ST | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Road Markings |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | PRINCETON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | MICHIGAN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-07 | 14:00 | BROADWAY | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | 54TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | FULLERTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | HARRISON ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | SOUTH CHICAGO AVE | 1 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | BRYN MAWR AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 13:00 | 63RD ST | 1 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
Accident news in and near Chicago
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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.