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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· 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 57
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 | 7:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | LA SALLE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | MADISON ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | JACKSON BLVD | 2 | 0 | Physical Condition Of Driver |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | MONTEREY AVE | 1 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | 27TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | UNION AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:00 | PETERSON AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 6:00 | WALLACE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 6:00 | NARRAGANSETT AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-03 | 6:00 | ADA ST | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 6:00 | ROSCOE ST | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 6:00 | WASHTENAW AVE | 0 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | RACINE AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | HOUSTON AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | BROADWAY | 0 | 0 | Improper Turning/no Signal |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | ROCKWELL ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | ROCKWELL ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 5:00 | WENTWORTH AVE | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | 59TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | CONGRESS PKWY | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | 18TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | ROSEMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | SEELEY AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 4:00 | 48TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | NARRAGANSETT AVE | 2 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | DEVON AVE | 0 | 0 | Equipment - Vehicle Condition |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 0 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | YATES BLVD | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | WOODLAWN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | 63RD ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 3:00 | INDIANA AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 2:00 | MADISON ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 2:00 | CONGRESS PKWY | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-03 | 2:00 | CENTRAL AVE | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 2:00 | 51ST ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 2:00 | SHEFFIELD AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | DAMEN AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | 76TH ST | 0 | 0 | Distraction - From Inside Vehicle |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | KOSTNER AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | WESTERN BLVD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | 47TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 2 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | 87TH ST | 0 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | KILDARE AVE | 0 | 0 | Under The Influence Of Alcohol/drugs (use When Arrest Is Effected) |
| 2026-10-03 | 1:00 | DAMEN AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 0:00 | SHERIDAN RD | 1 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-03 | 0:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
Accident news in and near Chicago
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Data: Chicago Data Portal — Traffic Crashes (CPD), updated 2026-10-14 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.