Chicago Crime 2025
Chicago · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Chicago police open data lists 239,507 incidents for 2025, down 7.5% from 2024. That is about 8,801 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were assault (26.9%), theft (23.1%), other (17.1%). The busiest month was July (22,656) and the quietest February (16,541).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 64,419 | 26.9% | down 7.4% |
| Theft | 55,392 | 23.1% | down 8.1% |
| Other | 40,845 | 17.1% | down 1.4% |
| Vandalism | 26,309 | 11.0% | down 7.5% |
| Auto theft | 17,389 | 7.3% | down 19.7% |
| Fraud | 15,746 | 6.6% | down 4.1% |
| Burglary | 9,821 | 4.1% | up 16.8% |
| Robbery | 5,822 | 2.4% | down 36.1% |
| Sexual assault | 3,327 | 1.4% | up 9.2% |
| Homicide | 437 | 0.2% | down 25.8% |
Month by month
| Jan | 18,520 |
| Feb | 16,541 |
| Mar | 19,783 |
| Apr | 19,654 |
| May | 20,523 |
| Jun | 21,138 |
| Jul | 22,656 |
| Aug | 21,318 |
| Sep | 20,303 |
| Oct | 21,649 |
| Nov | 19,173 |
| Dec | 18,249 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2025
- Austin 11,852 incidents
- Near North Side 11,132 incidents
- Near West Side 10,321 incidents
- Loop 8,569 incidents
- South Shore 8,105 incidents
- West Town 6,903 incidents
- North Lawndale 6,479 incidents
- Humboldt Park 6,187 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Chicago in 2025?
239,507 incidents for 2025 in Chicago Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Chicago in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 7.5% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Chicago Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.