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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Explore Chicago crash patterns
5,000 official records from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-13 (the most recent 5,000 within 365 days). Recently reported · newest record 1 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 56
5,000 records from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-13, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-14T11:17 UTC.
| Date | Hour | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | ERIE ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | 75TH PL | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | WASHINGTON BLVD | 4 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | KEDZIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | 111TH ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | HARLEM AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | CENTRAL PARK AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | LA SALLE ST | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | CALIFORNIA AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | INDIANA AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | 47TH ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | PROMONTORY DR | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | CULLOM AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:00 | CICERO AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | LAKE SHORE DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | ZEMKE RD | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | FULLERTON DR | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | FOREST AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:00 | COTTAGE GROVE AVE | 2 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
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.