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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.

Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · read 2026-09-11

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 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-13 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Recently reported · newest record 0 days old

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Official records · page 51 of 100

Recorded Crashes, Page 51

5,000 records from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-13, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-14T11:17 UTC.

Chicago recorded crashes, page 51 of 100
DateHourLocationInjuredKilledCollision type or factor
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
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
News reports · within 65 km

Accident news in and near Chicago

27 news reports in the last 30 days, placed by city name in the headline — a separate layer from the police records above.

DateHeadlineOutlet
2026-10-11South Austin, Chicago news today: 4 hospitalized after car crash into building at Cicero and Congress, fire department says - ABC7 Chicagoabc7chicago.com
2026-10-09The Michigan town that (accidentally) sacrificed itself for Chicago - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4www.clickondetroit.com
2026-10-08Shocking photos show Amazon truck smashed into bridge on I-65 in NW Indiana; lanes closed - NBC 5 Chicagowww.nbcchicago.com
2026-10-07Chopper 7 over major crash involving Amazon truck on I-65 near 73rd Avenue in Merrillville, Indiana State Police say - ABC7 Chicagoabc7chicago.com
2026-10-07🚨 TRAFFIC ALERT — I-65 MERRILLVILLE 🚨 AVOID I-65 NORTHBOUND NEAR U.S. 30 — TRAFFIC IS AT A STANDSTILL Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving a semi that struck the bridge at 73rd Avenue, near the 253-mile marker on I-65 n - Facebookwww.facebook.com
2026-10-07Crash shuts down northbound I-65 in Merrillville, Indiana - CBS Newswww.cbsnews.com
2026-10-072 injured, 1 airlifted from I-65 after crash involving semi truck in Merrillville, Indiana - CBS Newswww.cbsnews.com
2026-10-05Bicyclist killed in car crash near West Lake Street and North Homan Avenue in East Garfield Park: Chicago Police Department - ABC7 Chicagoabc7chicago.com
2026-10-02E-bike rider, 40, dies after collision with car in Highland Park, LAPD saysabc7.com
2026-10-02Chicago Heights Man, 53, Kept Driving After Crash, Shot At Other Vehicles: State Police - Patchpatch.com
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.