Chicago incident statistics

Chicago, Illinois, United States — reported incidents archived by CityAlert.live

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Reported incidents in Chicago

Last 7 days

3158

▲ 1316 vs prior 7 days (71%)

Last 30 days

5000

▲ 5000 vs prior 30 days

From the CityAlert incident archive · page regenerates hourly

Incidents by category — last 30 days

3041Infra61%1841Crime37%99Unrest2%14Fire0%3Disaster0%2Weather0%

Most common incident types — last 30 days

1THEFT397
2BATTERY335
3Traffic Incident335
4Street Light Out Complaint307
5Tree Emergency252
6CRIMINAL DAMAGE230
7Traffic Signal Out Complaint230
8ASSAULT202
9Pothole in Street Complaint198
10Water On Street Complaint181

Road closure / condition1525Violent593Property532Other infrastructure525Water / sewer519Power / internet outage340Other crime242Vehicle crime175

Severity mix — last 30 days

1250High25%3658Medium73%92Low2%

Recent notable incidents in Chicago

Roadwork · highSep 22, 02:00 UTC
SEB I-90 Express/94 Express (Kennedy Reversibles) from Montrose Ave to Ogden Ave, NWB I-90 Express/94 Express (Kennedy Reversibles) from Ogd
Traffic Incident · highSep 22, 01:24 UTC
EB I-94 (Dan Ryan Expy) near 79th St, Chicago, Cook
Traffic Incident · highSep 22, 01:10 UTC
SB IL-43 at I-290, Forest Park, Cook
armed clash · highSep 22, 01:00 UTC
Armed clash — Chicago, Illinois, United States
Roadwork · highSep 22, 01:00 UTC
EB I-90 (Northwest Tollway) from near IL-72 to near IL-72

About these numbers

Counts cover incidents reported within the Chicago map region by the sources listed on the Chicago incident page — media-sourced reports are approximate block-level locations and unverified community reports are excluded. This is a descriptive summary of reported activity, not an official Chicago crime statistic or a safety score. Methodology & full source list