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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· source: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD)
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Recorded Crashes, Page 21
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 | 9:00 | 13TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | GRAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | ST LOUIS AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | ERIE ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | HOMAN AVE | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | COLUMBUS DR | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | WRIGHTWOOD AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | 23RD PL | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | MARQUETTE RD | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Outside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | 79TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:00 | DEVON AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | GARFIELD BLVD | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | CERMAK RD | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Other Traffic Signs |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | YATES BLVD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | DIVERSEY AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | 133RD ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | SOUTH SHORE DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | DIVISION ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | AVERS AVE | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | MILWAUKEE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | 47TH ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | HAMLIN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | ROSCOE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | 105TH ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | 14TH ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | CENTRAL AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | IRVING PARK RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:00 | DIVISION ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | CERMAK RD | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | 76TH ST | 1 | 0 | Distraction - From Outside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | LINCOLN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | 44TH ST | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | CERMAK RD | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | LAKE ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | BLOOMINGDALE AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | IRVING PARK RD | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:00 | ROCKWELL ST | 1 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
Accident news in and near Chicago
28 news reports in the last 30 days, placed by city name in the headline — a separate layer from the police records above.
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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.