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 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-12 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Recently reported · newest record 1 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 30
5,000 records from 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-12, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-13T11:16 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | CUMBERLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | JANSSEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 17:00 | OHARE ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | MICHIGAN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | NEVA AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 75TH ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WESTERN AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | LAWNDALE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 95TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 68TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | HURON ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | IRVING PARK RD | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WOODLAWN AVE | 4 | 0 | Vision Obscured (signs, Tree Limbs, Buildings, Etc.) |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | COLUMBUS DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WENTWORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | ELSTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | EWING AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | ROOT ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WOOD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | ADDISON ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Equipment - Vehicle Condition |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 35TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | SOUTH CHICAGO AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | TROY ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | CANAL ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | TOUHY AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 104TH PL | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | 130TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | AUSTIN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | CALIFORNIA AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Vision Obscured (signs, Tree Limbs, Buildings, Etc.) |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WELLS ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | MARQUETTE RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | CANAL ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | INGLESIDE AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | LAKE SHORE DR SB | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | COLUMBUS DR | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-06 | 16:00 | MORGAN ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
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.