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Crime
238 car thefts investigated by Chicago Police Department in week ending April 12
Published 04/21/25
The data shows an average of 34 car thefts per day in Chicago throughout the week.
This is a decrease from the week before, when Chicago police registered 250 such reported thefts.
This includes cars forcibly stolen, which has increased across Chicago to record levels, and cars stolen from places like parking spots, driveways and parkades.
Ward 4 of Chicago saw the most aggravated assaults in the week ending April 12.
Chicago has faced a spike in crimes since 2021, according to an official report by the Chicago Police Department. Numbers are slowly going down, but data shows the city still closed 2023 with an alarming 65% increase in the number of crime complaints compared to the same period in 2021.
The report identifies theft as the most common type of crime, with car theft topping the list. Motor vehicle theft skyrocketed from 21,370 cases in 2022 to almost 30,000 in 2023.
This corresponds with the rising cost of cars both new and used due to the global economy.
NeighborhoodScout.com, which ranks cities and neighborhoods based on crime statistics, said Chicago residents have a one in 186 chance of being victims of a violent crime, nearly twice as high the average for Illinois.
Car Thefts in Chicago in the Week Ending April 12
| Street Block of the Incident | Ward Where the Crime Occurred | Time of the Crime |
|---|---|---|
| 065XX S. Minerva Avenue | 20 | 06/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 016XX E. 67th Street | 5 | 06/04/2025 at 12:07 AM |
| 062XX S. Harlem Avenue | 13 | 06/04/2025 at 12:45 AM |
| 002XX W. Division Street | 2 | 06/04/2025 at 12:55 AM |
| 006XX N. Clark Street | 42 | 06/04/2025 at 02:00 AM |
| 079XX S. Marquette Avenue | 7 | 06/04/2025 at 02:10 AM |
| 037XX W. 65th Place | 23 | 06/04/2025 at 03:21 AM |
| 0000X S. Menard Avenue | 29 | 06/04/2025 at 04:00 AM |
| 065XX S. Kolin Avenue | 13 | 06/04/2025 at 04:00 AM |
| 0000X E. Garfield Boulevard | 20 | 06/04/2025 at 05:00 AM |
| 011XX W. Bryn Mawr Avenue | 48 | 06/04/2025 at 06:30 AM |
| 021XX N. Long Avenue | 36 | 06/04/2025 at 06:40 AM |
| 050XX W. Roosevelt Road | 24 | 06/04/2025 at 07:30 AM |
| 019XX N. Maud Avenue | 43 | 06/04/2025 at 08:30 AM |
| 050XX W. Wash. Boulevard | 28 | 06/04/2025 at 09:30 AM |
| 069XX S. Wabash Avenue | 6 | 06/04/2025 at 11:20 AM |
| 098XX S Green Street | 21 | 06/04/2025 at 12:40 PM |
| 013XX S. Tripp Avenue | 24 | 06/04/2025 at 01:00 PM |
| 010XX W. 61st Street | 16 | 06/04/2025 at 01:00 PM |
| 056XX N. Kolmar Avenue | 39 | 06/04/2025 at 02:15 PM |
| 014XX N. Damen Avenue | 1 | 06/04/2025 at 02:45 PM |
| 089XX S. Phillips Avenue | 7 | 06/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 050XX W. Thomas Street | 37 | 06/04/2025 at 05:00 PM |
| 022XX W. Barry Avenue | 32 | 06/04/2025 at 05:00 PM |
| 030XX S Drive Martin Luther King Jr Drive | 4 | 06/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 068XX S. Western Avenue | 16 | 06/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 026XX N. Narragansett Avenue | 36 | 06/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 007XX S. Laramie Avenue | 24 | 06/04/2025 at 07:30 PM |
| 090XX S. Escanaba Avenue | 10 | 06/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 078XX S. Sangamon Street | 17 | 06/04/2025 at 08:13 PM |
| 012XX N. Maplewood Avenue | 26 | 06/04/2025 at 08:30 PM |
| 024XX N. Milwaukee Avenue | 1 | 06/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 090XX S. Hermitage Avenue | 21 | 06/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 027XX W. Pratt Boulevard | 50 | 06/04/2025 at 10:21 PM |
| 024XX W. 46th Place | 15 | 06/04/2025 at 10:30 PM |
| 038XX S. Calumet Avenue | 3 | 06/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 011XX S. Wabash Avenue | 4 | 06/04/2025 at 11:30 PM |
| 048XX S. Ellis Avenue | 4 | 07/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 051XX S. Indiana Avenue | 3 | 07/04/2025 at 12:01 AM |
| 006XX E. Pershing Road | 4 | 07/04/2025 at 12:18 AM |
| 005XX E. 32nd Street | 4 | 07/04/2025 at 12:30 AM |
| 084XX S. Muskegon Avenue | 7 | 07/04/2025 at 02:25 AM |
| 073XX N. Oriole Avenue | 41 | 07/04/2025 at 03:04 AM |
| 005XX S. Michigan Avenue | 4 | 07/04/2025 at 03:56 AM |
| 031XX S. Rhodes Avenue | 4 | 07/04/2025 at 04:32 AM |
| 053XX W. Adams Street | 29 | 07/04/2025 at 07:27 AM |
| 010XX E. Midway Plaisance | 5 | 07/04/2025 at 07:35 AM |
| 137XX S. Brainard Avenue | 10 | 07/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 091XX S. Essex Avenue | 7 | 07/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 028XX W. 31st Street | 24 | 07/04/2025 at 09:00 AM |
| 045XX S Prairie Avenue | 3 | 07/04/2025 at 09:15 AM |
| 100XX W. Balmoral Avenue | 41 | 07/04/2025 at 10:00 AM |
| 026XX S. Calumet Avenue | 4 | 07/04/2025 at 10:00 AM |
| 014XX W. Erie Street | 27 | 07/04/2025 at 10:00 AM |
| 015XX S. Wabash Avenue | 3 | 07/04/2025 at 12:00 PM |
| 014XX W. Taylor Street | 28 | 07/04/2025 at 12:45 PM |
| 024XX W. 83rd Street | 18 | 07/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 084XX S. Luella Avenue | 8 | 07/04/2025 at 03:30 PM |
| 001XX S. Paulina Street | 27 | 07/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 001XX S. Michigan Avenue | 34 | 07/04/2025 at 06:29 PM |
| 013XX W. Chicago Avenue | 27 | 07/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 050XX W. Le Moyne Street | 37 | 07/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 050XX W. Madison Street | 28 | 07/04/2025 at 07:45 PM |
| 049XX N. Menard Avenue | 45 | 07/04/2025 at 07:45 PM |
| 020XX N. Winchester Avenue | 32 | 07/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 013XX W. Rosemont Avenue | 48 | 07/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 095XX S. Constance Avenue | 7 | 07/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 087XX S. Dante Avenue | 8 | 07/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 046XX S. Laflin Street | 15 | 07/04/2025 at 08:30 PM |
| 023XX W. Ohio Street | 36 | 07/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 072XX S. Stony Island Avenue | 7 | 07/04/2025 at 09:19 PM |
| 017XX W. Jonquil Terrace | 49 | 07/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 036XX S. Hamilton Avenue | 12 | 07/04/2025 at 10:15 PM |
| 023XX W. Ohio Street | 36 | 07/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 0000X E. 75th Street | 6 | 08/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 102XX W. Zemke Road | 41 | 08/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 084XX S. Blackstone Avenue | 8 | 08/04/2025 at 12:01 AM |
| 020XX W. Race Avenue | 36 | 08/04/2025 at 01:00 AM |
| 032XX N. Narragansett Avenue | 36 | 08/04/2025 at 01:04 AM |
| 013XX N. Springfield Avenue | 36 | 08/04/2025 at 02:15 AM |
| 014XX W. 15th Street | 28 | 08/04/2025 at 02:30 AM |
| 011XX W. 80th Street | 17 | 08/04/2025 at 04:10 AM |
| 039XX W. 70th Street | 23 | 08/04/2025 at 04:30 AM |
| 057XX W. Roosevelt Road | 29 | 08/04/2025 at 05:00 AM |
| 054XX W. Wash. Boulevard | 37 | 08/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 022XX S. Michigan Avenue | 3 | 08/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 002XX N. Sacramento Boulevard | 27 | 08/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 083XX S. Peoria Street | 17 | 08/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 020XX N. Winchester Avenue | 32 | 08/04/2025 at 08:46 AM |
| 008XX W. Ainslie Street | 48 | 08/04/2025 at 11:00 AM |
| 111XX S. Emerald Avenue | 21 | 08/04/2025 at 11:14 AM |
| 009XX W. Eastman Street | 27 | 08/04/2025 at 11:45 AM |
| 007XX W. Waveland Avenue | 46 | 08/04/2025 at 12:00 PM |
| 117XX S. Church Street | 19 | 08/04/2025 at 12:00 PM |
| 039XX N. Clark Street | 46 | 08/04/2025 at 12:20 PM |
| 056XX W. Irving Park Road | 38 | 08/04/2025 at 01:10 PM |
| 032XX W. 61st Street | 14 | 08/04/2025 at 01:54 PM |
| 014XX W. Taylor Street | 28 | 08/04/2025 at 02:00 PM |
| 014XX W. 15th Street | 28 | 08/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 039XX N. Natchez Avenue | 38 | 08/04/2025 at 06:30 PM |
| 067XX S Street Lawrence Avenue | 6 | 08/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 035XX N. Clark Street | 44 | 08/04/2025 at 07:45 PM |
| 030XX W. Argyle Street | 33 | 08/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 047XX S. Damen Avenue | 15 | 08/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 021XX N. Campbell Avenue | 1 | 08/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 034XX W. 73rd Place | 17 | 08/04/2025 at 10:30 PM |
| 026XX W. Division Street | 26 | 08/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 038XX W. Division Street | 37 | 08/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 042XX W. Wellington Avenue | 31 | 09/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 041XX S. Michigan Avenue | 3 | 09/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 047XX N. Springfield Avenue | 33 | 09/04/2025 at 12:05 AM |
| 038XX N. Kimball Avenue | 35 | 09/04/2025 at 01:26 AM |
| 015XX N. Ashland Avenue | 1 | 09/04/2025 at 02:00 AM |
| 012XX N. Dearborn Street | 2 | 09/04/2025 at 03:00 AM |
| 013XX W. 97th Place | 21 | 09/04/2025 at 04:30 AM |
| 090XX S. Justine Street | 21 | 09/04/2025 at 06:00 AM |
| 016XX W. Walton Street | 1 | 09/04/2025 at 06:00 AM |
| 037XX W. Columbus Avenue | 18 | 09/04/2025 at 07:30 AM |
| 069XX N. Greenview Avenue | 49 | 09/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 0000X E. Harrison Street | 4 | 09/04/2025 at 10:17 AM |
| 029XX N. Albany Avenue | 35 | 09/04/2025 at 11:26 AM |
| 088XX S. Cregier Avenue | 8 | 09/04/2025 at 12:30 PM |
| 033XX W. Armitage Avenue | 26 | 09/04/2025 at 12:35 PM |
| 033XX W. 19th Street | 24 | 09/04/2025 at 01:30 PM |
| 062XX W. Belmont Avenue | 30 | 09/04/2025 at 01:50 PM |
| 043XX W. Wash. Boulevard | 28 | 09/04/2025 at 02:15 PM |
| 002XX W. 92nd Street | 9 | 09/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 004XX N. Ada Street | 1 | 09/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 005XX S. Wabash Avenue | 4 | 09/04/2025 at 03:25 PM |
| 068XX S. Claremont Avenue | 16 | 09/04/2025 at 04:45 PM |
| 003XX E. Kensington Avenue | 9 | 09/04/2025 at 05:00 PM |
| 054XX N. Central Avenue | 45 | 09/04/2025 at 06:30 PM |
| 056XX S Green Street | 16 | 09/04/2025 at 06:45 PM |
| 113XX S. Racine Avenue | 21 | 09/04/2025 at 07:30 PM |
| 045XX W. Jackson Boulevard | 28 | 09/04/2025 at 07:50 PM |
| 006XX S. La Salle Street | 34 | 09/04/2025 at 08:16 PM |
| 107XX S. Edbrooke Avenue | 9 | 09/04/2025 at 09:20 PM |
| 082XX S. Maryland Avenue | 8 | 09/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 031XX W. Franklin Boulevard | 27 | 09/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 031XX W. Devon Avenue | 50 | 09/04/2025 at 10:30 PM |
| 014XX W. 81st Street | 17 | 09/04/2025 at 10:30 PM |
| 010XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 09/04/2025 at 10:49 PM |
| 029XX N. Whipple Street | 35 | 09/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 070XX W. Schubert Avenue | 29 | 10/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 061XX N Forest Glen Avenue | 39 | 10/04/2025 at 02:00 AM |
| 090XX S. Laflin Street | 21 | 10/04/2025 at 02:22 AM |
| 018XX W. Cermak Road | 25 | 10/04/2025 at 03:00 AM |
| 015XX N. Hoyne Avenue | 1 | 10/04/2025 at 05:00 AM |
| 120XX S. Yale Avenue | 9 | 10/04/2025 at 05:01 AM |
| 012XX S. Fairfield Avenue | 28 | 10/04/2025 at 06:00 AM |
| 031XX W. Waveland Avenue | 33 | 10/04/2025 at 06:00 AM |
| 091XX S. S. Chicago Avenue | 7 | 10/04/2025 at 07:00 AM |
| 016XX E. 50th Street | 5 | 10/04/2025 at 07:20 AM |
| 005XX N. Pulaski Road | 37 | 10/04/2025 at 09:23 AM |
| 044XX S. Cottage Grove Avenue | 4 | 10/04/2025 at 09:55 AM |
| 065XX S. Western Avenue | 16 | 10/04/2025 at 10:00 AM |
| 027XX W. Columbus Avenue | 18 | 10/04/2025 at 02:00 PM |
| 058XX S. Morgan Street | 16 | 10/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 029XX S. State Street | 3 | 10/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 004XX E. Lower Wacker Drive | 42 | 10/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 012XX W. Lawrence Avenue | 47 | 10/04/2025 at 04:30 PM |
| 106XX S. Halsted Street | 21 | 10/04/2025 at 04:52 PM |
| 007XX W. 57th Street | 16 | 10/04/2025 at 05:00 PM |
| 012XX N. Marion Court | 1 | 10/04/2025 at 05:00 PM |
| 021XX W. Crystal Street | 1 | 10/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 021XX S. Millard Avenue | 24 | 10/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 031XX W. 71st Street | 18 | 10/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 070XX S. Lawndale Avenue | 23 | 10/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 094XX S. Laflin Street | 21 | 10/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 015XX S. Tripp Avenue | 24 | 10/04/2025 at 07:13 PM |
| 041XX W. 31st Street | 22 | 10/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 011XX W. 115th Street | 21 | 10/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 053XX S. Hyde Park Boulevard | 5 | 10/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 024XX N. Sacramento Avenue | 35 | 10/04/2025 at 08:30 PM |
| 040XX N. Broadway | 46 | 10/04/2025 at 08:36 PM |
| 078XX S. Aberdeen Street | 17 | 10/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 031XX S. Michigan Avenue | 3 | 10/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 052XX N. Lockwood Avenue | 45 | 10/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 012XX S. Kedzie Avenue | 24 | 10/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 042XX N. Hazel Street | 46 | 10/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 065XX S. Rhodes Avenue | 20 | 10/04/2025 at 11:00 PM |
| 036XX S. Rhodes Avenue | 4 | 11/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 048XX S. Kildare Avenue | 14 | 11/04/2025 at 01:30 AM |
| 054XX W. Iowa Street | 37 | 11/04/2025 at 01:40 AM |
| 084XX S. Burnham Avenue | 7 | 11/04/2025 at 02:30 AM |
| 076XX N. Ashland Avenue | 49 | 11/04/2025 at 05:39 AM |
| 100XX S Avenue M | 10 | 11/04/2025 at 05:41 AM |
| 080XX S. Stony Island Avenue | 8 | 11/04/2025 at 07:30 AM |
| 022XX W. 111th Street | 19 | 11/04/2025 at 08:10 AM |
| 039XX W. 58th Street | 23 | 11/04/2025 at 08:13 AM |
| 016XX W. Walton Street | 1 | 11/04/2025 at 10:15 AM |
| 007XX S. Independence Boulevard | 24 | 11/04/2025 at 11:00 AM |
| 073XX S. Clyde Avenue | 7 | 11/04/2025 at 11:00 AM |
| 048XX N. Kenneth Avenue | 39 | 11/04/2025 at 01:50 PM |
| 041XX N. Marine Drive | 46 | 11/04/2025 at 01:50 PM |
| 046XX N. Karlov Avenue | 39 | 11/04/2025 at 02:00 PM |
| 008XX N. Dearborn Street | 42 | 11/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 026XX N. Burling Street | 43 | 11/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 019XX N. Milwaukee Avenue | 32 | 11/04/2025 at 04:20 PM |
| 004XX W. 102nd Street | 9 | 11/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 075XX S. Claremont Avenue | 18 | 11/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 010XX W. Rosemont Avenue | 48 | 11/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 010XX W. 14th Place | 25 | 11/04/2025 at 09:33 PM |
| 099XX S. Throop Street | 21 | 11/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 032XX W. Wrightwood Avenue | 35 | 11/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 015XX E. 71st Place | 8 | 12/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 017XX E. 87th Street | 8 | 12/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 0000X E. 89th Place | 6 | 12/04/2025 at 12:00 AM |
| 030XX S. Kostner Avenue | 22 | 12/04/2025 at 12:01 AM |
| 074XX S. Champlain Avenue | 6 | 12/04/2025 at 12:40 AM |
| 002XX E. Ontario Street | 2 | 12/04/2025 at 01:00 AM |
| 042XX W. Carroll Avenue | 28 | 12/04/2025 at 01:32 AM |
| 072XX S Street Lawrence Avenue | 6 | 12/04/2025 at 03:00 AM |
| 003XX N. Laflin Street | 27 | 12/04/2025 at 04:25 AM |
| 074XX S. Vernon Avenue | 6 | 12/04/2025 at 05:00 AM |
| 004XX W. Aldine Avenue | 44 | 12/04/2025 at 08:00 AM |
| 086XX S. Marquette Avenue | 7 | 12/04/2025 at 09:00 AM |
| 013XX N. Milwaukee Avenue | 1 | 12/04/2025 at 11:00 AM |
| 030XX N. Clifton Avenue | 44 | 12/04/2025 at 12:00 PM |
| 028XX S. Halsted Street | 11 | 12/04/2025 at 12:00 PM |
| 013XX N. Artesian Avenue | 26 | 12/04/2025 at 02:30 PM |
| 003XX W. Pershing Road | 11 | 12/04/2025 at 02:45 PM |
| 008XX S Wells Street | 34 | 12/04/2025 at 03:00 PM |
| 002XX N. Columbus Drive | 42 | 12/04/2025 at 06:00 PM |
| 014XX W. Taylor Street | 28 | 12/04/2025 at 06:10 PM |
| 052XX N. Winthrop Avenue | 48 | 12/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 024XX N. Austin Avenue | 30 | 12/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 014XX W. Erie Street | 1 | 12/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 014XX W. Cuyler Avenue | 47 | 12/04/2025 at 07:00 PM |
| 006XX W. 115th Street | 21 | 12/04/2025 at 07:45 PM |
| 040XX W. Monroe Street | 28 | 12/04/2025 at 08:00 PM |
| 051XX W. Medill Avenue | 31 | 12/04/2025 at 08:30 PM |
| 132XX S Prairie Avenue | 9 | 12/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 133XX S Avenue M | 10 | 12/04/2025 at 09:00 PM |
| 059XX N. Winthrop Avenue | 48 | 12/04/2025 at 09:15 PM |
| 014XX N. Waller Avenue | 29 | 12/04/2025 at 09:30 PM |
| 020XX W. Warren Boulevard | 27 | 12/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
| 007XX E. 38th Street | 4 | 12/04/2025 at 10:00 PM |
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