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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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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· 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 58
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 | 0:00 | CLARK ST | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-03 | 0:00 | 63RD ST | 2 | 0 | Improper Overtaking/passing |
| 2026-10-03 | 0:00 | CANALPORT AVE | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-03 | 0:00 | NEVA AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-03 | 0:00 | JEFFERY BLVD | 1 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | 105TH PL | 1 | 0 | Driving Skills/knowledge/experience |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | VAN BUREN ST | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | CALIFORNIA AVE | 1 | 0 | Vision Obscured (signs, Tree Limbs, Buildings, Etc.) |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | 130TH ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | 114TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | DIVERSEY AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Reduce Speed To Avoid Crash |
| 2026-10-02 | 23:00 | KILPATRICK AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 22:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 3 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-02 | 22:00 | MADISON ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 22:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | ASHLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 0 | 0 | Operating Vehicle In Erratic, Reckless, Careless, Negligent Or Aggressive Manner |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | 95TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | LAWLER AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | MENARD AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | IDA B WELLS DR | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | 27TH ST | 0 | 0 | Improper Backing |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | SPAULDING AVE | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | KINZIE ST | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | IRVING PARK RD | 0 | 0 | Driving On Wrong Side/wrong Way |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | GEORGE ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 21:00 | CARMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | LAKE SHORE DR NB | 2 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | DAMEN AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | NARRAGANSETT AVE | 1 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | MONTROSE AVE | 3 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | LARAMIE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | GRAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | HALSTED ST | 1 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | PULASKI RD | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | MOHAWK ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 20:00 | LITHUANIAN PLAZA CT | 0 | 0 | Disregarding Traffic Signals |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | 59TH ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | ADDISON ST | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | LOOMIS BLVD | 2 | 0 | Disregarding Stop Sign |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | EBERHART AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | NAGLE AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 1 | 0 | Improper Lane Usage |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | BELMONT AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | GRAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Unable To Determine |
| 2026-10-02 | 19:00 | CUMBERLAND AVE | 0 | 0 | Failing To Yield Right-of-way |
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.
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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.