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 47
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | FULLERTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Road Markings |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | MADISON ST | 1 | 0 | Distraction - From Outside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | WACKER DR | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | 43RD ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | HUBBARD ST | 1 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | LAKE SHORE DR SB | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | MOODY AVE | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | DRUMMOND PL | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | 87TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | WACKER DR | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 20:00 | NORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | LA SALLE DR | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | 44TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | PERSHING RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | CENTRAL AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | 87TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | OHIO ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | LAKE SHORE DR | 3 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | BRAINARD AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | WASHINGTON BLVD | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | 95TH ST | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | LAKE SHORE DR SB | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | PAULINA ST | 0 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | FULLERTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | LA SALLE DR | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | PRAIRIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 19:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | WELLINGTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | CUMBERLAND AVE | 7 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | OAKWOOD BLVD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | NORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | LINCOLN AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | HARLEM AVE | 1 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | FULLERTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | FOSTER AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | SHERIDAN RD | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 18:00 | ALBION AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | RACINE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | KILDARE AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 17:00 | HALSTED ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
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.