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Scourge of thefts over $500 continue in Chicago with 232 in week ending May 23
Published 06/04/26
Data shows an average of 33.1 thefts per day in Chicago during the week.
This is a decrease from the week before, when Chicago police registered 273 such crimes.
Theft over $500 is among the most reported crimes to Chicago police.
Ward 28 of Chicago recorded the highest number of thefts in the week ending May 23.
According to NeighborhoodScout’s Crime Index, Chicago ranks among the least safe cities in the country, placing fourth from the bottom nationwide. The city is considered safer than only about 4% of U.S. communities analyzed. NeighborhoodScout estimates that the chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chicago is about 1 in 191, while the chance of being a victim of property crime is roughly 1 in 30—both nearly double the Illinois average.
Thefts Over $500 in Chicago in Week Ending May 23
| Street Block of the Incident | Ward | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| 026XX W. Seipp Street | 18 | 05/23/2026 at 23:20 |
| 100XX W. Ohare Street | 41 | 05/23/2026 at 22:00 |
| 057XX S. Princeton Avenue | 20 | 05/23/2026 at 21:55 |
| 022XX W. Erie Street | 36 | 05/23/2026 at 21:00 |
| 079XX S. Maryland Avenue | 8 | 05/23/2026 at 19:15 |
| 018XX W. Rice Street | 36 | 05/23/2026 at 19:00 |
| 014XX S. Blue Island Avenue | 25 | 05/23/2026 at 18:45 |
| 027XX N. Narragansett Avenue | 36 | 05/23/2026 at 16:33 |
| 012XX N. Damen Avenue | 1 | 05/23/2026 at 16:30 |
| 007XX N. Paulina Street | 1 | 05/23/2026 at 16:00 |
| 013XX W. 82nd Street | 17 | 05/23/2026 at 15:55 |
| 004XX N. Paulina Street | 27 | 05/23/2026 at 15:41 |
| 023XX W. Polk Street | 28 | 05/23/2026 at 14:34 |
| 076XX S. Morgan Street | 17 | 05/23/2026 at 14:30 |
| 004XX N. State Street | 42 | 05/23/2026 at 14:15 |
| 009XX S. Wabash Avenue | 4 | 05/23/2026 at 14:00 |
| 108XX S. Doty Avenue W. | 9 | 05/23/2026 at 14:00 |
| 019XX W. Ogden Avenue | 28 | 05/23/2026 at 11:55 |
| 014XX W. Fillmore Street | 28 | 05/23/2026 at 11:00 |
| 017XX W. 35th Street | 11 | 05/23/2026 at 10:00 |
| 059XX W. Huron Street | 29 | 05/23/2026 at 09:00 |
| 005XX W. 69th Street | 6 | 05/23/2026 at 08:40 |
| 047XX N. Western Avenue | 47 | 05/23/2026 at 08:00 |
| 027XX W. Fullerton Avenue | 1 | 05/23/2026 at 06:00 |
| 026XX N. Halsted Street | 43 | 05/23/2026 at 03:30 |
| 012XX N. La Salle Drive | 2 | 05/23/2026 at 03:00 |
| 006XX N. Franklin Street | 42 | 05/23/2026 at 02:30 |
| 006XX N. Wabash Avenue | 42 | 05/23/2026 at 02:19 |
| 035XX N. Clark Street | 44 | 05/23/2026 at 01:00 |
| 060XX S. Normal Boulevard | 20 | 05/23/2026 at 00:45 |
| 014XX W. Chicago Avenue | 27 | 05/22/2026 at 20:00 |
| 033XX W. Montrose Avenue | 33 | 05/22/2026 at 19:33 |
| 006XX N. Wabash Avenue | 42 | 05/22/2026 at 19:20 |
| 110XX S. Halsted Street | 21 | 05/22/2026 at 19:15 |
| 004XX N. Wabash Avenue | 42 | 05/22/2026 at 19:00 |
| 028XX W. Wellington Avenue | 35 | 05/22/2026 at 18:15 |
| 010XX W. Addison Street | 44 | 05/22/2026 at 18:00 |
| 026XX W. Superior Street | 36 | 05/22/2026 at 17:52 |
| 014XX N. Halsted Street | 27 | 05/22/2026 at 17:10 |
| 005XX E. 35th Street | 4 | 05/22/2026 at 15:59 |
| 002XX N. Michigan Avenue | 42 | 05/22/2026 at 15:45 |
| 004XX W. Aldine Avenue | 44 | 05/22/2026 at 14:55 |
| 105XX S. Maplewood Avenue | 19 | 05/22/2026 at 12:58 |
| 030XX S. Keeley Street | 11 | 05/22/2026 at 12:29 |
| 053XX W. Wash. Boulevard | 37 | 05/22/2026 at 12:18 |
| 020XX W. Pershing Road | 12 | 05/22/2026 at 12:00 |
| 035XX N. Clark Street | 44 | 05/22/2026 at 11:30 |
| 072XX S Union Avenue | 6 | 05/22/2026 at 10:22 |
| 024XX N. Ashland Avenue | 32 | 05/22/2026 at 08:40 |
| 029XX N. Hermitage Avenue | 32 | 05/22/2026 at 05:00 |
| 051XX S. Mason Avenue | 23 | 05/22/2026 at 03:46 |
| 106XX S. Edbrooke Avenue | 9 | 05/22/2026 at 03:24 |
| 027XX N. Marshfield Avenue | 32 | 05/22/2026 at 00:05 |
| 068XX S. Western Avenue | 16 | 05/22/2026 at 00:01 |
| 0000X W. 109th Street | 9 | 05/22/2026 at 00:00 |
| 015XX W. 95th Street | 21 | 05/21/2026 at 21:00 |
| 0000X N. Michigan Avenue | 42 | 05/21/2026 at 21:00 |
| 009XX W. 69th Street | 16 | 05/21/2026 at 20:00 |
| 0000X W. 26th Street | 3 | 05/21/2026 at 20:00 |
| 059XX N. Sheridan Road | 48 | 05/21/2026 at 19:46 |
| 028XX W. 24th Boulevard | 24 | 05/21/2026 at 19:00 |
| 024XX N. Janssen Avenue | 32 | 05/21/2026 at 18:42 |
| 009XX W. Cullerton Street | 25 | 05/21/2026 at 18:28 |
| 012XX S Lake Shore Drive northbound | 4 | 05/21/2026 at 18:04 |
| 008XX W. Blackhawk Street | 2 | 05/21/2026 at 18:00 |
| 063XX N. Sheridan Road | 48 | 05/21/2026 at 17:20 |
| 011XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 05/21/2026 at 16:40 |
| 018XX W. Devon Avenue | 40 | 05/21/2026 at 15:45 |
| 013XX N. Paulina Street | 1 | 05/21/2026 at 14:40 |
| 0000X S. State Street | 34 | 05/21/2026 at 14:00 |
| 036XX N. Central Avenue | 38 | 05/21/2026 at 13:47 |
| 009XX W. Addison Street | 44 | 05/21/2026 at 11:40 |
| 019XX E. 73rd Place | 7 | 05/21/2026 at 11:30 |
| 023XX N. Commonwealth Avenue | 43 | 05/21/2026 at 11:20 |
| 017XX W. Wabansia Avenue | 32 | 05/21/2026 at 11:00 |
| 020XX S. Allport Street | 25 | 05/21/2026 at 10:50 |
| 064XX S. Drexel Avenue | 20 | 05/21/2026 at 09:53 |
| 002XX E. Illinois Street | 2 | 05/21/2026 at 09:45 |
| 004XX W. Melrose Street | 44 | 05/21/2026 at 08:00 |
| 010XX S. Ashland Avenue | 28 | 05/21/2026 at 05:00 |
| 011XX N. Hickory Avenue | 27 | 05/21/2026 at 01:30 |
| 012XX E. 87th Street | 8 | 05/21/2026 at 01:00 |
| 046XX N. Monticello Avenue | 33 | 05/21/2026 at 00:00 |
| 026XX W. Luther Street | 25 | 05/20/2026 at 23:29 |
| 034XX W. Lawrence Avenue | 33 | 05/20/2026 at 22:25 |
| 016XX N Lake Shore Drive | 43 | 05/20/2026 at 21:30 |
| 009XX N. Waller Avenue | 29 | 05/20/2026 at 19:40 |
| 068XX W. North Avenue | 29 | 05/20/2026 at 18:00 |
| 009XX N. Michigan Avenue | 42 | 05/20/2026 at 17:15 |
| 023XX N. Central Avenue | 36 | 05/20/2026 at 15:58 |
| 081XX S. Ingleside Avenue | 8 | 05/20/2026 at 15:13 |
| 032XX N. Clifton Avenue | 44 | 05/20/2026 at 14:00 |
| 004XX N. Lamon Avenue | 37 | 05/20/2026 at 13:30 |
| 010XX S. Clinton Street | 28 | 05/20/2026 at 13:00 |
| 019XX W. Ohio Street | 36 | 05/20/2026 at 12:12 |
| 007XX E. 91st Place | 8 | 05/20/2026 at 12:00 |
| 024XX N. Geneva Terrace | 43 | 05/20/2026 at 11:50 |
| 096XX S. University Avenue | 8 | 05/20/2026 at 11:01 |
| 069XX S. Stewart Avenue | 6 | 05/20/2026 at 10:32 |
| 006XX S Wells Street | 34 | 05/20/2026 at 10:30 |
| 033XX W. 60th Place | 14 | 05/20/2026 at 09:00 |
| 009XX E. 46th Street | 4 | 05/20/2026 at 08:00 |
| 082XX S. Sangamon Street | 17 | 05/20/2026 at 04:30 |
| 104XX S. Campbell Avenue | 19 | 05/20/2026 at 04:06 |
| 035XX W. 63rd Place | 14 | 05/20/2026 at 04:00 |
| 017XX S. Indiana Avenue | 3 | 05/20/2026 at 04:00 |
| 009XX N. Lorel Avenue | 37 | 05/20/2026 at 04:00 |
| 035XX N. Clark Street | 44 | 05/20/2026 at 01:35 |
| 054XX S. Ingleside Avenue | 5 | 05/20/2026 at 00:45 |
| 085XX S. Lowe Avenue | 21 | 05/20/2026 at 00:18 |
| 111XX S. Maplewood Avenue | 19 | 05/20/2026 at 00:00 |
| 035XX N. Clark Street | 44 | 05/19/2026 at 23:20 |
| 031XX W. Madison Street | 28 | 05/19/2026 at 22:00 |
| 031XX W. Chicago Avenue | 27 | 05/19/2026 at 20:23 |
| 024XX E. 79th Street | 7 | 05/19/2026 at 20:06 |
| 006XX N. Wabash Avenue | 42 | 05/19/2026 at 19:15 |
| 009XX W. Concord Place | 2 | 05/19/2026 at 19:00 |
| 012XX S. Canal Street | 28 | 05/19/2026 at 18:25 |
| 0000X W. Terminal Street | 41 | 05/19/2026 at 17:30 |
| 061XX N. Western Avenue | 40 | 05/19/2026 at 17:05 |
| 0000X E. Ohio Street | 42 | 05/19/2026 at 15:05 |
| 011XX S. Jefferson Street | 28 | 05/19/2026 at 15:00 |
| 048XX N. Hamilton Avenue | 47 | 05/19/2026 at 14:45 |
| 031XX W. Warren Boulevard | 27 | 05/19/2026 at 14:30 |
| 073XX N. Damen Avenue | 49 | 05/19/2026 at 14:20 |
| 063XX N. Winthrop Avenue | 48 | 05/19/2026 at 13:45 |
| 013XX N. Elston Avenue | 27 | 05/19/2026 at 10:15 |
| 0000X E. Wacker Drive | 42 | 05/19/2026 at 09:45 |
| 078XX S. Sawyer Avenue | 18 | 05/19/2026 at 09:30 |
| 007XX N. Rockwell Street | 36 | 05/19/2026 at 09:25 |
| 008XX W. Kinzie Street | 27 | 05/19/2026 at 09:00 |
| 069XX S. Crandon Avenue | 5 | 05/19/2026 at 08:30 |
| 024XX S. State Street | 3 | 05/19/2026 at 08:00 |
| 003XX W. Wacker Drive | 42 | 05/19/2026 at 07:51 |
| 041XX S. Richmond Street | 12 | 05/19/2026 at 05:10 |
| 049XX S. Kolin Avenue | 14 | 05/19/2026 at 05:06 |
| 006XX S. Wabash Avenue | 4 | 05/19/2026 at 05:00 |
| 130XX S Drive Martin Luther King Jr Drive | 9 | 05/19/2026 at 04:00 |
| 108XX S. Eggleston Avenue | 21 | 05/19/2026 at 04:00 |
| 002XX S. Hamilton Avenue | 27 | 05/19/2026 at 02:58 |
| 106XX S. Vernon Avenue | 9 | 05/19/2026 at 01:30 |
| 043XX S. Ellis Avenue | 4 | 05/19/2026 at 01:15 |
| 051XX S Drive Martin Luther King Jr Drive | 3 | 05/19/2026 at 01:00 |
| 046XX S. Albany Avenue | 14 | 05/18/2026 at 23:00 |
| 003XX N. Wabash Avenue | 42 | 05/18/2026 at 23:00 |
| 022XX W. Cermak Road | 25 | 05/18/2026 at 22:30 |
| 001XX N. Kostner Avenue | 28 | 05/18/2026 at 22:15 |
| 009XX W. 32nd Street | 11 | 05/18/2026 at 21:30 |
| 051XX S. Hyde Park Boulevard | 5 | 05/18/2026 at 21:00 |
| 050XX W. Adams Street | 28 | 05/18/2026 at 21:00 |
| 019XX W. Ogden Avenue | 28 | 05/18/2026 at 20:30 |
| 036XX N. Oakley Avenue | 47 | 05/18/2026 at 19:30 |
| 035XX W. Franklin Boulevard | 27 | 05/18/2026 at 19:00 |
| 043XX S. Wentworth Avenue | 20 | 05/18/2026 at 18:15 |
| 061XX W. Fullerton Avenue | 30 | 05/18/2026 at 17:51 |
| 012XX N. Maplewood Avenue | 26 | 05/18/2026 at 17:16 |
| 115XX S. Church Street | 19 | 05/18/2026 at 17:00 |
| 054XX N. Lincoln Avenue | 40 | 05/18/2026 at 15:45 |
| 060XX N. Austin Avenue | 39 | 05/18/2026 at 15:05 |
| 023XX W. Flournoy Street | 28 | 05/18/2026 at 15:00 |
| 003XX W. Madison Street | 42 | 05/18/2026 at 14:50 |
| 036XX N. Ravenswood Avenue | 47 | 05/18/2026 at 14:20 |
| 016XX W. Chicago Avenue | 1 | 05/18/2026 at 14:01 |
| 044XX S. Indiana Avenue | 3 | 05/18/2026 at 14:00 |
| 061XX S. Kenwood Avenue | 20 | 05/18/2026 at 14:00 |
| 052XX W. North Avenue | 37 | 05/18/2026 at 13:00 |
| 001XX N. State Street | 34 | 05/18/2026 at 12:45 |
| 002XX E. 87th Street | 6 | 05/18/2026 at 11:30 |
| 010XX W. Cullerton Street | 25 | 05/18/2026 at 11:28 |
| 004XX N. Mich. Clurg Court | 42 | 05/18/2026 at 11:16 |
| 021XX S. Fairfield Avenue | 25 | 05/18/2026 at 11:00 |
| 003XX W. 112th Street | 21 | 05/18/2026 at 11:00 |
| 011XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 05/18/2026 at 10:45 |
| 022XX W. Iowa Street | 36 | 05/18/2026 at 09:55 |
| 014XX W. Erie Street | 1 | 05/18/2026 at 09:30 |
| 061XX S. Kenwood Avenue | 20 | 05/18/2026 at 08:00 |
| 045XX S. Princeton Avenue | 3 | 05/18/2026 at 08:00 |
| 051XX S. Blackstone Avenue | 4 | 05/18/2026 at 07:45 |
| 092XX S. Stony Island Avenue | 8 | 05/18/2026 at 07:45 |
| 007XX W. Madison Street | 34 | 05/18/2026 at 07:45 |
| 013XX W. Erie Street | 1 | 05/18/2026 at 07:40 |
| 060XX S. Cottage Grove Avenue | 20 | 05/18/2026 at 07:00 |
| 008XX N. Leavitt Street | 36 | 05/18/2026 at 06:55 |
| 011XX N. Leclaire Avenue | 37 | 05/18/2026 at 06:30 |
| 075XX W. Palatine Avenue | 41 | 05/18/2026 at 06:25 |
| 001XX N. Leavitt Street | 27 | 05/18/2026 at 06:15 |
| 003XX N. Morgan Street | 27 | 05/18/2026 at 05:30 |
| 060XX N. Paulina Street | 40 | 05/18/2026 at 05:00 |
| 045XX S. Forrestville Avenue | 3 | 05/18/2026 at 04:00 |
| 032XX W. Chicago Avenue | 27 | 05/18/2026 at 02:20 |
| 010XX W. Loyola Avenue | 49 | 05/18/2026 at 01:05 |
| 005XX N. Hartland Court | 1 | 05/18/2026 at 01:00 |
| 009XX W Ferry Street | 27 | 05/18/2026 at 00:05 |
| 010XX W. Carroll Avenue | 27 | 05/18/2026 at 00:01 |
| 005XX W. Harrison Street | 28 | 05/18/2026 at 00:00 |
| 007XX S. Claremont Avenue | 28 | 05/18/2026 at 00:00 |
| 003XX N. Aberdeen Street | 27 | 05/17/2026 at 22:00 |
| 036XX N. Clark Street | 44 | 05/17/2026 at 22:00 |
| 017XX W. Belle Plaine Avenue | 47 | 05/17/2026 at 21:20 |
| 033XX W. Arthington Street | 24 | 05/17/2026 at 21:00 |
| 039XX N. Monticello Avenue | 45 | 05/17/2026 at 21:00 |
| 011XX W. Bryn Mawr Avenue | 48 | 05/17/2026 at 20:30 |
| 007XX N. Carpenter Street | 27 | 05/17/2026 at 18:00 |
| 016XX W. Nelson Street | 32 | 05/17/2026 at 18:00 |
| 004XX E. Mich. Fetridge Drive | 4 | 05/17/2026 at 17:00 |
| 008XX W. Van Buren Street | 34 | 05/17/2026 at 15:00 |
| 083XX S. Cicero Avenue | 18 | 05/17/2026 at 14:00 |
| 007XX S. Dearborn Street | 4 | 05/17/2026 at 13:00 |
| 008XX S. Lytle Street | 28 | 05/17/2026 at 12:30 |
| 002XX W. 22nd Place | 11 | 05/17/2026 at 11:00 |
| 003XX W. 76th Street | 17 | 05/17/2026 at 09:37 |
| 051XX S. Cornell Avenue | 5 | 05/17/2026 at 09:00 |
| 013XX W. Fillmore Street | 28 | 05/17/2026 at 09:00 |
| 021XX W. 21st Place | 25 | 05/17/2026 at 08:30 |
| 026XX W. 36th Street | 12 | 05/17/2026 at 06:10 |
| 004XX N. La Salle Drive | 42 | 05/17/2026 at 05:50 |
| 011XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 05/17/2026 at 05:00 |
| 023XX W. 18th Place | 25 | 05/17/2026 at 04:45 |
| 001XX E. Hubbard Street | 42 | 05/17/2026 at 04:30 |
| 006XX N. State Street | 42 | 05/17/2026 at 04:15 |
| 0000X W. Division Street | 2 | 05/17/2026 at 03:00 |
| 011XX W. Eddy Street | 44 | 05/17/2026 at 02:38 |
| 020XX W. Grand Avenue | 27 | 05/17/2026 at 02:25 |
| 035XX S. Kedzie Avenue | 12 | 05/17/2026 at 01:45 |
| 044XX S. Western Avenue | 15 | 05/17/2026 at 01:30 |
| 012XX S. Halsted Street | 28 | 05/17/2026 at 01:00 |
| 011XX W. Hubbard Street | 27 | 05/17/2026 at 01:00 |
| 043XX W. Wash. Boulevard | 28 | 05/17/2026 at 00:25 |
| 005XX S. Clinton Street | 28 | 05/17/2026 at 00:00 |
| 019XX W. Sunnyside Avenue | 47 | 05/17/2026 at 00:00 |
| 020XX W. Garfield Boulevard | 16 | 05/17/2026 at 00:00 |
| 013XX W. Fillmore Street | 28 | 05/17/2026 at 00:00 |
Information in this article was obtained from Chicago Police Department. The source data can be found here.
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