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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.

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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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150
Recent Reported Crashes
latest: 2026-10-12
56
People Injured
in this sample
0
Fatalities
in this sample
6h
Refresh Cycle
source updates daily
Fatal / injury crash Property damage / no injuries Source: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD)
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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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Official records · page 32 of 100

Recorded Crashes, Page 32

5,000 records from 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-12, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-13T11:16 UTC.

Chicago recorded crashes, page 32 of 100
DateHourLocationInjuredKilledCollision type or factor
2026-10-06 13:00 DAMEN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 ROOSEVELT RD 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 63RD ST 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-06 13:00 DEVON AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 ST LOUIS AVE 1 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 13:00 KOMENSKY AVE 0 0 Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected)
2026-10-06 13:00 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 ARMITAGE AVE 0 0 Driving Skills/knowledge/experience
2026-10-06 13:00 87TH ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 13:00 PULASKI RD 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-06 13:00 MICHIGAN AVE 2 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 MICHIGAN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 MICHIGAN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 MONTROSE AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 OHARE ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 13:00 87TH ST 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-06 12:00 WOOD ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 12:00 PAULINA ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 12:00 131ST ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 12:00 CICERO AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 12:00 STATE ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 12:00 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-06 12:00 OLMSTED AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 12:00 KEDZIE AVE 0 0 Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash
2026-10-06 12:00 136TH PL 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 12:00 ASHLAND AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 PRAIRIE AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 11:00 GRAND AVE 1 0 Improper Overtaking/passing
2026-10-06 11:00 FULLERTON AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 ONTARIO ST 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-06 11:00 GREENVIEW AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 KEDZIE AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-06 11:00 RIDGE AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 ST CLAIR ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 RIDGEWAY AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 101ST ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 11:00 TRUMBULL AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 11:00 SPAULDING AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 10:00 BELMONT AVE 0 0 Improper Overtaking/passing
2026-10-06 10:00 BELDEN AVE 1 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 10:00 WESTERN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 10:00 POLK ST 2 0 Improper Turning/no Signal
2026-10-06 10:00 MONROE ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 10:00 WESTERN AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-06 10:00 83RD ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 10:00 INDIANAPOLIS AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 10:00 ASHLAND AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 10:00 64TH ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 9:00 STATE ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-06 9:00 HUBBARD ST 1 0 Disregarding Stop Sign
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Questions

Chicago — FAQ

Where does the Chicago crash data come from?
Directly from official government open data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD). Police-reported collisions are published on the open-data portal (typically with a short processing delay) and we re-read it every 6 hours. This is real police data, not news reports.
How many car accidents happen in Chicago?
In this latest sample of 150 police-reported crashes (2026-10-11 to 2026-10-12), 56 people were injured and 0 killed. Across the whole area, Chicago records thousands of reported collisions per year.
Is this map real-time?
No, but it is recent: police publish crash records to the open-data portal after a short processing delay (the newest record here is from 2026-10-12), and we re-read it every 6 hours. For life-threatening emergencies always call 911 — this page is informational.
What can the crash pattern explorer show?
It filters the official records from the last 365 days (up to 5,000 of the most recent) by period, severity, collision type and a circle drawn on the map, and charts them by week, weekday and hour next to a full-year monthly total from the portal's own counts. It counts recorded crashes only: without traffic volumes it cannot say how risky a street is, so it never ranks streets as safe or dangerous.

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.