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 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 21:00 | TOUHY AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 21:00 | HURON ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-06 | 21:00 | TROY ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | PARNELL AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | LAKE SHORE DR | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | 26TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 20:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | NORMANDY AVE | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 1 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | PRAIRIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | KARLOV AVE | 0 | 0 | Animal |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | MICHIGAN AVE | 5 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | NORTH AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | GREENWOOD AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | RANDOLPH ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | DIVISION ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 19:00 | HALSTED ST | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | SACRAMENTO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | BROADWAY | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | HIGGINS AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | KENNETH AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | JEFFERY AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | STATE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | WILSON AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | NORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | 55TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | MILWAUKEE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | PATTERSON AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | LINCOLN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | LINCOLN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-06 | 18:00 | KENNETH AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | 57TH ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | THOMAS ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | DIVISION ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | CERMAK RD | 0 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
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.