Criminal Trespass in Chicago — Crime Statistics 2026
9,804 indexed reports · 2.2% of Chicago incidents · 3 arrests in recent sample.
What is criminal trespass in Chicago?
Criminal trespass is knowingly entering or remaining on property — land, buildings, vehicles, or state-supported facilities — after being told not to, or without authority. Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/21-3 and related sections) grades most trespass as a misdemeanor, with enhancements for residences and critical infrastructure.
Chicago PD descriptions split trespass by location: "to land," "to residence," "to vehicle," and "to state-supported property" (schools, transit, public housing). Retail and transit trespass reports — people refusing to leave after being barred — make up a large share of the category.
LocalCrimeVault has 9,804 criminal trespass reports indexed in Chicago — 2.2% of all tracked incidents. The most recent full month on record (July 2026) logged 265 reports, down from 445 in June 2026.
Latest reports
| Date | Offense | Arrest? | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
Other offense types in Chicago
Top categories citywide: Theft (101,882), Battery (79,633), Criminal Damage (48,659).
How common is criminal trespass in Chicago?
Criminal Trespass accounts for 9,804 indexed police reports in Chicago (2.2% of tracked offenses). Data comes from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
- How many criminal trespass incidents are in Chicago?
- LocalCrimeVault has 9,804 indexed criminal trespass reports in Chicago, sourced from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
- What share of criminal trespass reports lead to arrest?
- In our most recent sample of 8 criminal trespass records, 3 (37.5%) include an arrest flag in the source data.
- How often is criminal trespass data updated?
- Chicago crime records sync nightly from the open-data portal. New reports appear on type and incident pages after the sync and deploy pipeline completes.
Recent criminal trespass reports
| Date | Offense | Arrest? | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | Yes | View → |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Criminal Trespass | No | View → |