Chicago Vandalism

Chicago · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Chicago police open data recorded 26,309 vandalism incidents, 11.0% of all 239,507 incidents reported in the city that year and down 7.5% from 2024. That is about 967 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 22,221 vandalism incidents have been published.

Vandalism in Chicago by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)22,221——
202526,309967down 7.5%
202428,4451,045down 5.2%
202330,0031,103up 10.3%
202227,190999up 8.6%
202125,028920up 0.9%
202024,797911down 6.7%

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 512,708 vandalism incidents.

Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)

  1. Austin 1,237 incidents
  2. Near West Side 1,129 incidents
  3. South Shore 1,061 incidents
  4. Auburn Gresham 869 incidents
  5. West Town 814 incidents
  6. Greater Grand Crossing 742 incidents
  7. Near North Side 711 incidents
  8. Roseland 691 incidents

Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.

Questions

How many vandalism incidents were reported in Chicago in 2025?

26,309, according to Chicago Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is vandalism going up or down in Chicago?

Reported vandalism was down 7.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 3.2% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).

Where does this data come from?

Source: Chicago Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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