Where does Chicago crime data come from?

Incident records are synced nightly from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes (https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-Present/ijzp-q8t2). Each report links back to the original open-data fields.

What are the most common crimes in Chicago?

The largest offense categories on record are Theft (101,882), Battery (79,633), Criminal Damage (48,659). Browse the offense breakdown on this page for counts, shares, and links to each crime-type hub.

What is the arrest rate in Chicago?

Among indexed incidents, 67,424 reports (15.3%) include an arrest flag. Arrest status reflects what appears in the source dispatch record, not court outcomes.

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Chicago Crime Map & Statistics 2026 — Police Crime Reports

Name: Chicago crime incidents
Creator: LocalCrimeVault
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Live police incident map and statistics for Chicago — 440,810 reports indexed from Jul 16, 2024 through Jul 18, 2026.

Total incidents

440,810

Arrests

67,424

15.3%

Domestic-related

83,289

18.9%

Offense types

Theft

Data refreshed Jul 28, 2026 · Source: City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes

Recent incidents

Latest 10 police reports in Chicago from the open-data feed.

Reported crime incidents — date, offense, area, location, and arrest status.
Date	Offense	Area	Location	Arrest?	Detail
Jul 18, 2026	Theft	Community Area 5	019XX W IRVING PARK RD	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Battery	Community Area 61	023XX W 48TH ST	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Deceptive Practice	Community Area 5	022XX W ROSCOE ST	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Burglary	Community Area 42	065XX S EVANS AVE	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Other Offense	Community Area 30	024XX S SAWYER AVE	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Criminal Damage	Community Area 42	065XX S LANGLEY AVE	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Criminal Damage	Community Area 26	002XX N KOLMAR AVE	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Battery	Community Area 29	044XX W OGDEN AVE	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Battery	Community Area 53	003XX W 116TH ST	No	View →
Jul 18, 2026	Motor Vehicle Theft	Community Area 50	111XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Yes	View →

Browse monthly archives for older reports.

Crime by offense type

Explore 31 offense categories — each links to a dedicated crime-type hub with recent reports.

Offense type breakdown for Chicago — count and share of total incidents.
Offense	Count	Share
Theft	101,882	23.1%
Battery	79,633	18.1%
Criminal Damage	48,659	11.0%
Assault	39,973	9.1%
Motor Vehicle Theft	33,740	7.7%
Other Offense	30,078	6.8%
Deceptive Practice	26,201	5.9%
Burglary	19,242	4.4%
Narcotics	12,794	2.9%
Robbery	11,697	2.7%
Weapons Violation	10,716	2.4%
Criminal Trespass	9,804	2.2%
Criminal Sexual Assault	3,031	0.7%
Offense Involving Children	2,771	0.6%
Sex Offense	2,317	0.5%
Public Peace Violation	2,026	0.5%
Interference With Public Officer	1,671	0.4%
Stalking	1,069	0.2%
Homicide	866	0.2%
Arson	710	0.2%
Concealed Carry License Violation	450	0.1%
Prostitution	409	0.1%
Liquor Law Violation	358	0.1%
Intimidation	309	0.1%
Kidnapping	188	0.0%
Obscenity	98	0.0%
Human Trafficking	36	0.0%
Gambling	34	0.0%
Public Indecency	29	0.0%
Other Narcotic Violation	14	0.0%
Non-criminal	5	0.0%

Monthly archives

July 202610,855 June 202618,592 May 20263,284 April 202612,294 March 202618,000 February 202615,972 January 202615,952 December 202516,960 November 202517,686 October 202520,752 September 202519,856 August 202520,607

How much crime is in Chicago?

LocalCrimeVault tracks 440,810 police-reported incidents in Chicago with neighborhood patrol data, offense breakdowns, and permalinked incident pages — all sourced from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.

How much crime is in Chicago?: LocalCrimeVault indexes 440,810 police-reported incidents in Chicago, with records from Jul 16, 2024 through Jul 18, 2026.
Where does Chicago crime data come from?: Incident records are synced nightly from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes (https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-Present/ijzp-q8t2). Each report links back to the original open-data fields.
What are the most common crimes in Chicago?: The largest offense categories on record are Theft (101,882), Battery (79,633), Criminal Damage (48,659). Browse the offense breakdown on this page for counts, shares, and links to each crime-type hub.
What is the arrest rate in Chicago?: Among indexed incidents, 67,424 reports (15.3%) include an arrest flag. Arrest status reflects what appears in the source dispatch record, not court outcomes.

Source: City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes. Refreshed nightly.