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 40
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 | 7:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | DIVISION ST | 3 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | 79TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | DAMEN AVE | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | HARVARD AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | STONY ISLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:00 | ELSTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | PERSHING RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | MAPLE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | NORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | LOWER WACKER DR | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | PROMONTORY DR | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | LAKE SHORE DR | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:00 | SPRINGFIELD AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:00 | KEYSTONE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:00 | LAFLIN ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:00 | PERRY AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:00 | PATTERSON AVE | 0 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-05 | 3:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 3:00 | LAMON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 3:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 4 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-05 | 2:00 | ARCHER AVE | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-05 | 2:00 | 71ST ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-05 | 2:00 | SACRAMENTO AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:00 | STATE ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:00 | 45TH ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-05 | 0:00 | OGDEN AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 0:00 | MILWAUKEE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-05 | 0:00 | PETERSON AVE | 0 | 0 | Equipment - Vehicle Condition |
| 2026-10-05 | 0:00 | LAKE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | 0:00 | BYRON ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-05 | 0:00 | CENTRAL PARK BLVD | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-05 | — | AUSTIN BLVD | 0 | 0 | Equipment - Vehicle Condition |
| 2026-10-05 | — | OAK PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 23:00 | OGDEN AVE | 2 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 23:00 | AVENUE L | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 23:00 | PARNELL AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Road Markings |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | WENTWORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | LAWNDALE AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | IDA B WELLS DR | 4 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | WOODLAWN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
Accident news in and near Chicago
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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.