Where It Happens
Search an address, filter by crash type, compare years, or enter your commute to see every crash hotspot along your route.
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How Safe Is Your Area?
Search any address or intersection to see a crash summary for that location. Chicago Open Data 2022–2024.
The Top 10 Crash Sites
Ranked by total crash volume across Chicago. Freeway interchanges dominate due to high traffic volumes — use the Per Vehicle toggle to normalize by traffic count.
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Crash Rates Across the Metro
How each region in Chicago compares on total crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors.
| Region | Crashes | Fatal | DUI | Speed | Hit & Run | Ped |
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The Calendar of Risk
Crash patterns by hour, day of week, and month across the metro.
Is the Metro Getting Safer?
Three years of Chicago Open Data records show how crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors are trending across Chicago.
How Bad Are the Crashes?
110 people died on Chicago roads in 2024. The severity breakdown tells us how crashes distribute between fatal, serious, minor, and property-damage-only.
DUI Crashes Across the Metro
665 crashes in 2024 involved alcohol or drug impairment — 0.6% of the total. Late-night hours between midnight and 4am see the highest impairment rates.
Speed Kills Disproportionately
6.8% of crashes involved unsafe speed. Near North has the highest rate at 11.8%.
30.9% of Drivers Flee the Scene
30.9% of crashes are hit-and-run — 34,142 drivers fled the scene. West Side leads at 41.8%.
The Most Vulnerable on Metro Streets
3041 pedestrian crashes and 2298 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.
Vision Zero Chicago: Progress Toward Zero
Chicago adopted Vision Zero Chicago in 2017, setting a target of 0 traffic fatalities by 2026. The baseline was 133 fatalities in 2022.
Where This Data Comes From
Chicago Data Portal →
Vision Zero →