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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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
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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 41
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | 71ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | CENTRAL AVE | 2 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | FULLERTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-04 | 22:00 | DIVISION ST | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | WENTWORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | FULLERTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | LOOMIS BLVD | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | ADA ST | 1 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | 89TH PL | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | ROCKWELL ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | PAULINA ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | 26TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 21:00 | PAULINA ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | FOSTER AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | CHRISTIANA AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | 59TH ST | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | 75TH ST | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Stop Sign |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | 130TH ST | 2 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | WALTON ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | WESTERN AVE | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | KIMBALL AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | OHIO ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-04 | 20:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | LARRABEE ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 2 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | NARRAGANSETT AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | 106TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 19:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | 55TH ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | EAST RIVER RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | 71ST ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | LOWER MICHIGAN AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | OAKLEY BLVD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | CATALPA AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | GRAND AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | GRAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Vision Obscured (signs, Tree Limbs, Buildings, Etc.) |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | ARMITAGE AVE | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | MADISON ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-04 | 18:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
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.