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Scourge of thefts over $500 continue in Chicago with 189 in week ending July 11
Published 07/23/26
Data shows an average of 27 thefts per day in Chicago during the week.
This is a decrease from the week before, when Chicago police registered 237 such crimes.
Theft over $500 is among the most reported crimes to Chicago police.
Ward 42 of Chicago recorded the highest number of thefts in the week ending July 11.
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 July 11
| Street Block of the Incident | Ward | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| 0000X W. Ohio Street | 42 | 07/11/2026 at 20:00 |
| 025XX W. Cermak Road | 28 | 07/11/2026 at 19:13 |
| 048XX S. Kildare Avenue | 14 | 07/11/2026 at 18:30 |
| 005XX N. Michigan Avenue | 42 | 07/11/2026 at 18:00 |
| 001XX N Lake Shore Drive northbound | 42 | 07/11/2026 at 17:30 |
| 009XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 07/11/2026 at 17:00 |
| 045XX N. Christiana Avenue | 33 | 07/11/2026 at 16:30 |
| 044XX N. Paulina Street | 47 | 07/11/2026 at 16:00 |
| 031XX N Lake Shore Drive | 44 | 07/11/2026 at 16:00 |
| 055XX N. Cumberland Avenue | 41 | 07/11/2026 at 15:20 |
| 021XX N. Karlov Avenue | 35 | 07/11/2026 at 14:30 |
| 001XX N. Morgan Street | 27 | 07/11/2026 at 13:58 |
| 059XX S. Ada Street | 16 | 07/11/2026 at 13:05 |
| 055XX S. University Avenue | 5 | 07/11/2026 at 12:00 |
| 010XX S. Mayfield Avenue | 29 | 07/11/2026 at 12:00 |
| 081XX S. Wentworth Avenue | 6 | 07/11/2026 at 12:00 |
| 0000X S. Michigan Avenue | 34 | 07/11/2026 at 11:40 |
| 051XX S. Kimbark Avenue | 4 | 07/11/2026 at 11:18 |
| 022XX S. Halsted Street | 25 | 07/11/2026 at 11:00 |
| 009XX W. Eastman Street | 27 | 07/11/2026 at 10:00 |
| 021XX S. Wentworth Avenue | 11 | 07/11/2026 at 09:40 |
| 017XX S. Michigan Avenue | 3 | 07/11/2026 at 09:30 |
| 005XX E. 48th Street | 3 | 07/11/2026 at 08:30 |
| 035XX S. Pulaski Road | 22 | 07/11/2026 at 06:34 |
| 001XX W. Hubbard Street | 42 | 07/11/2026 at 04:00 |
| 004XX N. La Salle Drive | 42 | 07/11/2026 at 03:00 |
| 011XX W. Cornelia Avenue | 44 | 07/11/2026 at 02:30 |
| 006XX N. Clark Street | 42 | 07/11/2026 at 02:15 |
| 007XX E. 89th Street | 8 | 07/10/2026 at 23:00 |
| 006XX E. Grand Avenue | 42 | 07/10/2026 at 22:30 |
| 002XX W. Montrose Harbor Drive | 46 | 07/10/2026 at 21:30 |
| 001XX E. Chicago Avenue | 2 | 07/10/2026 at 21:24 |
| 006XX N. State Street | 42 | 07/10/2026 at 20:03 |
| 035XX W Lake Street | 28 | 07/10/2026 at 18:55 |
| 081XX S. Troy Street | 18 | 07/10/2026 at 15:45 |
| 133XX S. Langley Avenue | 10 | 07/10/2026 at 15:37 |
| 036XX N. Broadway | 46 | 07/10/2026 at 15:20 |
| 063XX S. Honore Street | 15 | 07/10/2026 at 14:20 |
| 0000X W. Terminal Street | 41 | 07/10/2026 at 14:10 |
| 041XX N. Kenmore Avenue | 46 | 07/10/2026 at 13:40 |
| 016XX N. La Salle Drive | 2 | 07/10/2026 at 13:30 |
| 0000X S. Mayfield Avenue | 29 | 07/10/2026 at 13:00 |
| 037XX W. Altgeld Street | 35 | 07/10/2026 at 12:40 |
| 004XX W. 24th Street | 11 | 07/10/2026 at 12:18 |
| 054XX N. Ravenswood Avenue | 40 | 07/10/2026 at 12:00 |
| 014XX S. St. Louis Avenue | 24 | 07/10/2026 at 11:30 |
| 089XX S. Emerald Avenue | 21 | 07/10/2026 at 11:30 |
| 064XX N. Kinzua Avenue | 45 | 07/10/2026 at 11:05 |
| 077XX S. Yates Boulevard | 7 | 07/10/2026 at 10:20 |
| 006XX W. Division Street | 27 | 07/10/2026 at 10:15 |
| 011XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 07/10/2026 at 09:59 |
| 006XX E. 76th Street | 6 | 07/10/2026 at 07:45 |
| 026XX E. 92nd Street | 7 | 07/10/2026 at 07:00 |
| 016XX S. Laflin Street | 25 | 07/10/2026 at 05:50 |
| 045XX N. Clarendon Avenue | 46 | 07/10/2026 at 05:30 |
| 011XX W. Wilson Avenue | 46 | 07/10/2026 at 05:18 |
| 017XX N. Humboldt Boulevard | 26 | 07/10/2026 at 04:48 |
| 082XX S. Peoria Street | 17 | 07/10/2026 at 04:15 |
| 006XX N. Clark Street | 42 | 07/10/2026 at 02:40 |
| 031XX S. Sacramento Avenue | 25 | 07/10/2026 at 00:00 |
| 035XX S. Pulaski Road | 22 | 07/09/2026 at 21:20 |
| 033XX W. Ainslie Street | 33 | 07/09/2026 at 21:00 |
| 042XX N. Harding Avenue | 39 | 07/09/2026 at 21:00 |
| 106XX S. Hale Avenue | 19 | 07/09/2026 at 21:00 |
| 064XX S. Maplewood Avenue | 16 | 07/09/2026 at 19:45 |
| 012XX N. Orleans Street | 27 | 07/09/2026 at 19:00 |
| 118XX S. Lafayette Avenue | 9 | 07/09/2026 at 15:00 |
| 021XX W. Cermak Road | 25 | 07/09/2026 at 15:00 |
| 0000X W. Hubbard Street | 42 | 07/09/2026 at 15:00 |
| 020XX W. 63rd Street | 16 | 07/09/2026 at 14:30 |
| 018XX W. Superior Street | 36 | 07/09/2026 at 12:30 |
| 038XX N. Sacramento Avenue | 33 | 07/09/2026 at 12:00 |
| 046XX W. Foster Avenue | 39 | 07/09/2026 at 11:00 |
| 070XX S.E. End Avenue | 5 | 07/09/2026 at 11:00 |
| 044XX W. Grenshaw Street | 24 | 07/09/2026 at 10:39 |
| 073XX N. Greenview Avenue | 49 | 07/09/2026 at 10:00 |
| 005XX N. State Street | 42 | 07/09/2026 at 09:45 |
| 006XX E. 81st Street | 6 | 07/09/2026 at 09:30 |
| 071XX N. Greenview Avenue | 49 | 07/09/2026 at 07:22 |
| 073XX S. Artesian Avenue | 18 | 07/09/2026 at 07:20 |
| 046XX S. La Crosse Avenue | 22 | 07/09/2026 at 06:00 |
| 025XX W. Touhy Avenue | 50 | 07/09/2026 at 06:00 |
| 032XX W. Huron Street | 27 | 07/09/2026 at 02:00 |
| 046XX W. Irving Park Road | 45 | 07/08/2026 at 23:00 |
| 004XX N. Clark Street | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 21:30 |
| 011XX W. Bryn Mawr Avenue | 48 | 07/08/2026 at 21:30 |
| 062XX N. Bell Avenue | 50 | 07/08/2026 at 21:07 |
| 010XX N. Mason Avenue | 29 | 07/08/2026 at 20:57 |
| 083XX S. Ingleside Avenue | 8 | 07/08/2026 at 20:00 |
| 003XX W. Grand Avenue | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 19:30 |
| 003XX W. Grand Avenue | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 19:30 |
| 116XX S. Marshfield Avenue | 21 | 07/08/2026 at 19:00 |
| 008XX W. Wolfram Street | 44 | 07/08/2026 at 18:48 |
| 031XX S. Ashland Avenue | 12 | 07/08/2026 at 16:30 |
| 004XX E. Ohio Street | 2 | 07/08/2026 at 16:07 |
| 017XX N. Central Park Avenue | 26 | 07/08/2026 at 15:39 |
| 041XX N. Clarendon Avenue | 46 | 07/08/2026 at 15:00 |
| 011XX N. Menard Avenue | 29 | 07/08/2026 at 14:49 |
| 007XX S. Independence Boulevard | 24 | 07/08/2026 at 14:33 |
| 004XX N. Wabash Avenue | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 14:24 |
| 047XX N. Broadway | 46 | 07/08/2026 at 14:20 |
| 010XX N Lake Shore Drive | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 13:45 |
| 039XX W. 58th Street | 23 | 07/08/2026 at 13:45 |
| 061XX W. Fullerton Avenue | 30 | 07/08/2026 at 13:30 |
| 025XX W. Cermak Road | 28 | 07/08/2026 at 13:00 |
| 0000X S. Wacker Drive | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 11:38 |
| 003XX S. Albany Avenue | 28 | 07/08/2026 at 10:40 |
| 029XX N. Damen Avenue | 32 | 07/08/2026 at 10:00 |
| 0000X S. Wacker Drive | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 09:10 |
| 046XX N. Racine Avenue | 46 | 07/08/2026 at 08:57 |
| 035XX W. Lyndale Street | 35 | 07/08/2026 at 07:05 |
| 011XX S. State Street | 4 | 07/08/2026 at 06:00 |
| 0000X W. Hubbard Street | 42 | 07/08/2026 at 04:30 |
| 039XX S Lake Park Avenue | 4 | 07/08/2026 at 00:24 |
| 014XX W. Norwood Street | 48 | 07/07/2026 at 22:00 |
| 021XX S. Halsted Street | 25 | 07/07/2026 at 21:29 |
| 012XX N. Karlov Avenue | 37 | 07/07/2026 at 20:30 |
| 002XX S. Wacker Drive | 42 | 07/07/2026 at 20:00 |
| 003XX E. Randolph Street | 42 | 07/07/2026 at 19:35 |
| 001XX W. Madison Street | 34 | 07/07/2026 at 19:15 |
| 071XX S. Washtenaw Avenue | 17 | 07/07/2026 at 19:00 |
| 001XX N. State Street | 34 | 07/07/2026 at 17:45 |
| 039XX W. Fullerton Avenue | 35 | 07/07/2026 at 17:30 |
| 080XX S. Ellis Avenue | 8 | 07/07/2026 at 16:30 |
| 007XX N. Drake Avenue | 27 | 07/07/2026 at 15:00 |
| 0000X E. Ontario Street | 42 | 07/07/2026 at 14:30 |
| 015XX N. Greenview Avenue | 1 | 07/07/2026 at 13:15 |
| 034XX N. Seminary Avenue | 44 | 07/07/2026 at 13:10 |
| 068XX S. Morgan Street | 16 | 07/07/2026 at 13:00 |
| 014XX N. Fairfield Avenue | 26 | 07/07/2026 at 12:45 |
| 031XX N. Major Avenue | 31 | 07/07/2026 at 11:58 |
| 031XX W. Fifth Avenue | 28 | 07/07/2026 at 11:00 |
| 010XX N. Monitor Avenue | 29 | 07/07/2026 at 09:39 |
| 001XX E. 71st Street | 6 | 07/07/2026 at 07:00 |
| 041XX W. Gladys Avenue | 28 | 07/07/2026 at 02:55 |
| 080XX S. Maryland Avenue | 8 | 07/07/2026 at 02:49 |
| 054XX S. Cornell Avenue | 5 | 07/07/2026 at 00:00 |
| 096XX S. Morgan Street | 21 | 07/07/2026 at 00:00 |
| 093XX S. Ada Street | 21 | 07/06/2026 at 22:30 |
| 005XX N. Michigan Avenue | 42 | 07/06/2026 at 20:00 |
| 003XX W. Illinois Street | 42 | 07/06/2026 at 18:15 |
| 013XX S. Kedvale Avenue | 24 | 07/06/2026 at 18:00 |
| 008XX N. Rush Street | 42 | 07/06/2026 at 18:00 |
| 051XX S. Keeler Avenue | 23 | 07/06/2026 at 14:30 |
| 0000X W. Terminal Street | 41 | 07/06/2026 at 14:18 |
| 002XX E. Chicago Avenue | 2 | 07/06/2026 at 13:30 |
| 024XX N. Cannon Drive | 43 | 07/06/2026 at 12:15 |
| 065XX W. Fullerton Avenue | 36 | 07/06/2026 at 11:00 |
| 087XX S Drive Martin Luther King Jr Drive | 6 | 07/06/2026 at 11:00 |
| 002XX E. Chicago Avenue | 2 | 07/06/2026 at 10:30 |
| 039XX W. Wash. Boulevard | 28 | 07/06/2026 at 10:00 |
| 058XX S. Calumet Avenue | 20 | 07/06/2026 at 10:00 |
| 100XX S. Paxton Avenue | 7 | 07/06/2026 at 09:30 |
| 044XX W. Grenshaw Street | 24 | 07/06/2026 at 09:00 |
| 0000X S. Wacker Drive | 42 | 07/06/2026 at 08:30 |
| 035XX W. Lawrence Avenue | 33 | 07/06/2026 at 08:00 |
| 033XX W Beach Avenue | 26 | 07/06/2026 at 08:00 |
| 034XX E. 118th Street | 10 | 07/06/2026 at 07:00 |
| 002XX S. Halsted Street | 34 | 07/06/2026 at 04:00 |
| 049XX W. Division Street | 37 | 07/06/2026 at 02:00 |
| 017XX N. Mohawk Street | 43 | 07/06/2026 at 02:00 |
| 095XX S. Colfax Avenue | 7 | 07/05/2026 at 23:30 |
| 021XX E. 67th Street | 5 | 07/05/2026 at 21:19 |
| 008XX N. Lavergne Avenue | 37 | 07/05/2026 at 21:00 |
| 012XX N. Mason Avenue | 29 | 07/05/2026 at 19:30 |
| 066XX S. Kedzie Avenue | 14 | 07/05/2026 at 19:00 |
| 002XX N. May Street | 27 | 07/05/2026 at 19:00 |
| 060XX N. Western Avenue | 40 | 07/05/2026 at 17:40 |
| 011XX W. Fullerton Avenue | 43 | 07/05/2026 at 16:40 |
| 008XX N. Michigan Avenue | 2 | 07/05/2026 at 16:40 |
| 002XX W. 69th Street | 6 | 07/05/2026 at 16:00 |
| 079XX S. Jeffery Boulevard | 8 | 07/05/2026 at 16:00 |
| 001XX E. 68th Street | 6 | 07/05/2026 at 14:43 |
| 017XX N. Oak Park Avenue | 29 | 07/05/2026 at 13:00 |
| 043XX S. Archer Avenue | 12 | 07/05/2026 at 12:30 |
| 046XX N. Lincoln Avenue | 47 | 07/05/2026 at 10:30 |
| 109XX S. Doty Avenue W. | 9 | 07/05/2026 at 10:10 |
| 007XX E. 80th Street | 6 | 07/05/2026 at 10:00 |
| 005XX N. Ashland Avenue | 1 | 07/05/2026 at 09:00 |
| 010XX W. 111th Place | 21 | 07/05/2026 at 08:10 |
| 026XX N. Lamon Avenue | 31 | 07/05/2026 at 07:58 |
| 0000X W. Division Street | 2 | 07/05/2026 at 04:00 |
| 0000X W. Division Street | 2 | 07/05/2026 at 04:00 |
| 006XX N. Dearborn Street | 42 | 07/05/2026 at 03:30 |
| 015XX N. Lawndale Avenue | 26 | 07/05/2026 at 03:09 |
| 011XX W. Cornelia Avenue | 44 | 07/05/2026 at 02:49 |
| 0000X W. Erie Street | 42 | 07/05/2026 at 02:00 |
| 048XX N. Broadway | 46 | 07/05/2026 at 02:00 |
| 035XX N. Seminary Avenue | 44 | 07/05/2026 at 01:35 |
Information in this article was obtained from Chicago Police Department. The source data can be found here.
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