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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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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 50 of 100

Recorded Crashes, Page 50

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 50 of 100
DateHourLocationInjuredKilledCollision type or factor
2026-10-03 12:00 RUBLE ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 WARREN BLVD 0 0 Not Applicable
2026-10-03 12:00 LOGAN BLVD 1 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 25TH ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 ROOSEVELT RD 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 EMERALD AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 12:00 TOUHY AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 47TH ST 0 0 Not Applicable
2026-10-03 12:00 CICERO AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 63RD ST 0 0 Driving Skills/knowledge/experience
2026-10-03 12:00 99TH ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 ASHLAND AVE 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-03 12:00 134TH ST 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 12:00 GARVEY CT 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 SHERIDAN RD 0 0 Improper Lane Usage
2026-10-03 12:00 DESPLAINES ST 0 0 Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner
2026-10-03 12:00 DESPLAINES ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 12:00 51ST PL 0 0 Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner
2026-10-03 12:00 PULASKI RD 1 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 12:00 RAVENSWOOD AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 12:00 DAMEN AVE 1 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 12:00 JEFFERY BLVD 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 ROGERS AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 11:00 ERIE ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 HUBBARD ST 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 11:00 DOTY AVE W 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 CLARK ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 SPAULDING AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 LAKE SHORE DR SB 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 11:00 LAKE SHORE DR SB 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 ASHLAND AVE 0 0 Improper Turning/no Signal
2026-10-03 11:00 63RD ST 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 GRANVILLE AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 11:00 FOSTER AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 HARLEM AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 11:00 FOSTER AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 CENTRAL PARK AVE 0 0 Improper Backing
2026-10-03 11:00 POPLAR AVE 1 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 KEELER AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 LAWLER AVE 0 0 Improper Overtaking/passing
2026-10-03 11:00 WESTERN AVE 0 0 Failing To Yield Right-of-way
2026-10-03 11:00 ARCHER AVE 0 0 Unable To Determine
2026-10-03 11:00 MONTROSE AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 11:00 ROOSEVELT RD 0 0 Improper Turning/no Signal
2026-10-03 11:00 ASHLAND AVE 0 0 Following Too Closely
2026-10-03 11:00 LAKE SHORE DR 1 0 Driving Skills/knowledge/experience
2026-10-03 10:00 CERMAK RD 0 0 Improper Overtaking/passing
2026-10-03 10:00 ILLINOIS ST 0 0 Improper Turning/no Signal
2026-10-03 10:00 ASHLAND AVE 0 0 Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash
2026-10-03 10:00 LAWNDALE 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.