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)
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 45
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 | 8:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 8:00 | BELDEN AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 7:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Other Traffic Signs |
| 2026-10-04 | 7:00 | MONTEREY AVE | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 7:00 | WESTERN BLVD | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | POTOMAC AVE | 0 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | ST LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | HOMAN AVE | 2 | 1 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:00 | 130TH ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | DEVON AVE | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | ARCHER AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | 100TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | FULLERTON PKWY | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 5:00 | ARMITAGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 4:00 | JEFFERSON ST | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 4:00 | HIGGINS AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-04 | 4:00 | CHAPPEL AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 4:00 | CERMAK RD | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 4:00 | FULLERTON PKWY | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | ROOSEVELT RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | KILDARE AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | 103RD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | CERMAK RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | JARVIS AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | LAKE SHORE DR SB | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | 55TH ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-04 | 3:00 | RIDGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 2:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 2:00 | PAXTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 2:00 | LOCKWOOD AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-04 | 2:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-04 | 2:00 | 63RD ST | 8 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | ORCHARD ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | AUGUSTA BLVD | 2 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | ALTGELD ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Evasive Action Due To Animal, Object, Nonmotorist |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | CLAREMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | WENTWORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | 87TH ST | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | 75TH ST | 0 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | LAKE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | AVENUE L | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:00 | LAVERGNE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
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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.