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 46
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 | 0:00 | HAMLIN AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | 45TH ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | RIDGE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | RACINE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | PETERSON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | ARCHER AVE | 1 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | CALIFORNIA BLVD | 2 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | CERMAK RD | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-04 | 0:00 | 87TH ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-04 | — | CLYDE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-04 | — | CARONDOLET AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | SOUTH CHICAGO AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Road Markings |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | LAWRENCE AVE | 0 | 0 | Vision Obscured (signs, Tree Limbs, Buildings, Etc.) |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | 115TH ST | 2 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | LOCKWOOD AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | ST LOUIS AVE | 1 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | LOWER ILLINOIS ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | CONGRESS PKWY | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | YATES BLVD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | ALBANY AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | ELSTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 23:00 | FOSTER AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | 47TH ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | WENTWORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | MADISON ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | 79TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | IDA B WELLS DR | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | VAN BUREN ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 22:00 | 26TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | WABASH AVE | 1 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | UNION AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | WRIGHTWOOD AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | 106TH ST | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Stop Sign |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | EAST END AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | 61ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 21:00 | 59TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | WESTERN AVE | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | ROGERS AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | MARSHFIELD AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
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.