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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.

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About Chicago

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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150
Recent Reported Crashes
latest: 2026-10-13
38
People Injured
in this sample
1
Fatalities
in this sample
6h
Refresh Cycle
source updates daily
Fatal / injury crash Property damage / no injuries Source: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD)
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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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Official records · page 49 of 100

Recorded Crashes, Page 49

5,000 records from 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-12, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-13T11:16 UTC.

Chicago recorded crashes, page 49 of 100
DateHourLocationInjuredKilledCollision type or factor
2026-10-03 15:00 STONY ISLAND AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 15:00 56TH ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 15:00 52ND ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 15:00 MONTROSE AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 AVERS AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 DEVON AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 14:00 GRAND AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 14:00 ARCHER AVE 1 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 14:00 VAN BUREN ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 BRYN MAWR AVE 1 0 Not Applicable
2026-10-03 14:00 MADISON ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 ELSTON AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 CICERO AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 ELSTON AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 47TH ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 FREMONT ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 14:00 87TH ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 14:00 MORGAN ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 MORGAN ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 FERDINAND ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 LA SALLE ST 1 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 RUBLE ST 3 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 14:00 SOUTHPORT AVE 0 0 Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash
2026-10-03 13:00 35TH ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 FULLERTON AVE 0 0 Improper Lane Usage
2026-10-03 13:00 RACINE AVE 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-03 13:00 ASHLAND AVE 1 0 Disregarding Traffic Signals
2026-10-03 13:00 SHEFFIELD AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 13:00 LAKE SHORE DR 0 0 Cell Phone Use Other Than Texting
2026-10-03 13:00 HALSTED ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 13:00 BELMONT AVE 1 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 KEELER AVE 0 0 Improper Turning/no Signal
2026-10-03 13:00 59TH ST 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 13:00 PULASKI RD 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 13:00 MORGAN ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 13:00 BROADWAY 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 FULLERTON AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 OGDEN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 ARCHER AVE 3 0 Not Applicable
2026-10-03 13:00 MARSHFIELD AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 PULASKI RD 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 13:00 CAMBRIDGE AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 MILWAUKEE AVE 1 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 13:00 KEDZIE AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 13:00 SHERIDAN RD 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 13:00 KEDZIE AVE 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-03 13:00 MC LEAN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 ROOT ST 1 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 DAMEN AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
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Questions

Chicago — FAQ

Where does the Chicago crash data come from?
Directly from official government open data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD). Police-reported collisions are published on the open-data portal (typically with a short processing delay) and we re-read it every 6 hours. This is real police data, not news reports.
How many car accidents happen in Chicago?
In this latest sample of 150 police-reported crashes (2026-10-12 to 2026-10-13), 38 people were injured and 1 killed. Across the whole area, Chicago records thousands of reported collisions per year.
Is this map real-time?
No, but it is recent: police publish crash records to the open-data portal after a short processing delay (the newest record here is from 2026-10-13), and we re-read it every 6 hours. For life-threatening emergencies always call 911 — this page is informational.
What can the crash pattern explorer show?
It filters the official records from the last 365 days (up to 5,000 of the most recent) by period, severity, collision type and a circle drawn on the map, and charts them by week, weekday and hour next to a full-year monthly total from the portal's own counts. It counts recorded crashes only: without traffic volumes it cannot say how risky a street is, so it never ranks streets as safe or dangerous.

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.