Years covered
25
Annual aggregates available for Chicago.
Trend page
Chicago crime trends
Chicago trend pages summarize direction over time using yearly totals from 2001 through 2025 and a recent monthly window built from offline aggregate tables.
Recent months
18
Monthly records included in the latest trend view.
Top categories
10
Largest categories in the latest available annual mix.
Last updated
April 26, 2026
Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.
Context
Trend context
Additional reading notes to help interpret the statistics on this page.
The latest yearly mix is led by theft, battery, and criminal damage, which helps explain how the composition of the city total changes over time.
Trend pages are meant for directional reading rather than precise forecasting, since source systems can revise historic classifications.
Yearly city trend
Long-run complete annual totals.
2001
Range 209,687 to 486,832
2025
Start
2001
485,963
Peak
2002
486,832
Low
2021
209,687
Latest
2025
237,126
Recent monthly city trend
Latest complete monthly totals for directional context.
Oct 2024
Range 16,390 to 22,649
Mar 2026
Start
Oct 2024
22,494
Peak
Jul 2025
22,649
Low
Feb 2026
16,390
Latest
Mar 2026
18,811
Largest crime-type trends
Latest-year versus prior-year comparisons for the largest published Chicago crime categories.
| Crime type | Latest year | Prior year | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft statistics in Chicago | 13,270 | 55,119 | -41,849 |
| Battery statistics in Chicago | 11,146 | 42,564 | -31,418 |
| Criminal damage statistics in Chicago | 6,686 | 26,217 | -19,531 |
| Assault statistics in Chicago | 5,389 | 21,578 | -16,189 |
| Motor vehicle theft statistics in Chicago | 4,865 | 17,246 | -12,381 |
| Other offense statistics in Chicago | 4,402 | 16,799 | -12,397 |
| Deceptive practice statistics in Chicago | 3,562 | 14,966 | -11,404 |
| Burglary statistics in Chicago | 3,442 | 9,728 | -6,286 |
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CrimeAtlas methodology and data caveats
Theft statistics in Chicago
Battery statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Assault statistics in Chicago
Important context
Methodology and caveats
These pages summarize reported public records. Use source notes and methodology before drawing comparisons.
Reported crime data can lag the real world and may exclude the most recent days.
Case classifications can change after additional investigation or administrative review.
Map coordinates are approximate because the source data is redacted to the block level.
Counts on this site summarize reported incidents and should not be treated as a complete measure of safety.
Read the methodology page for pipeline details and the about page for source notes.
Sources
Official data sources
CrimeAtlas is built from public datasets published by city agencies. Each page links back to the underlying source and the latest import timestamp.
socrata dataset
Chicago community areas
Publisher: City of Chicago
Dataset ID: igwz-8jzy
Refresh cadence: Updated as needed
Last imported: April 13, 2026
socrata dataset
Chicago crime incidents
Publisher: Chicago Police Department
Dataset ID: ijzp-q8t2
Refresh cadence: Daily
Last imported: April 26, 2026
socrata file
Chicago neighborhood boundaries reference
Publisher: City of Chicago
Dataset ID: 9wp7-iasj
Refresh cadence: Legacy file dataset
Last imported: Not available
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers about data coverage, definitions, and how to read these pages.
Can yearly trends be compared directly?
They can be useful directional summaries, but official caveats still apply because reporting and classification practices can shift over time.
Why show monthly and yearly views together?
Yearly views smooth short-term volatility, while monthly views make recent direction changes easier to see.