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.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · read 2026-09-11
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 0 days old
The explorer loads when you reach it. The records table below works without it.
No records match these filters. Widen the period or clear the area.
Recorded crashes per month (full year)
All crashes the portal holds for each month, from its own counts — not affected by the filters or the record cap. Blank months are not yet published.
Chart data as a table
Matching crashes per week
Chart data as a table
Weekday and hour
Chart data as a table
Collision type or factor
Chart data as a table
Severity
Chart data as a table
Matching records
· 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 39
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | LAKE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | GREEN ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | GARFIELD BLVD | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | MORSE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | DEARBORN ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | SCHREIBER AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | MARSHALL BLVD | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | AUGUSTA BLVD | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | IRVING PARK RD | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | AVONDALE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | FAIRFIELD AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | CUMBERLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | EXCHANGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | 101ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | BUCKINGHAM PL | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | FAIRFIELD AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | MICHIGAN AVE | 1 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | IOWA ST | 1 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | CALIFORNIA AVE | 1 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | DIVERSEY AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | ARMITAGE AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | SHERIDAN RD | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | CALIFORNIA AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | DOUGLAS BLVD | 3 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | ARMITAGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 2 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:00 | 93RD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | LOWER WACKER DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | BYRON ST | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | 93RD ST | 0 | 0 | Vision Obscured (signs, Tree Limbs, Buildings, Etc.) |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | 71ST ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | LAKE SHORE DR | 1 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | DRAKE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | VAN BUREN ST | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
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.
Chicago — FAQ
Where does the Chicago crash data come from?
How many car accidents happen in Chicago?
Is this map real-time?
What can the crash pattern explorer show?
Data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD), updated 2026-10-13 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.