According to provisional city data, 15,870 "Injurious crash" includes any crash in which, according to Chicago city data, at least one person was killed or injured. have killed 84 people and injured 21,923 more in Chicago so far in 2026. Every day on average, 72 people are injured in crashes. Every 4 days, someone is killed in a crash.
The most recent fatal crash killed a 21-year-old male driver on 6100 S Cottage Grove Ave, in Woodlawn, 3 days ago.
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Data last updated at: October 30, 2026
- ◎ Cyclist
- △ Pedestrian
- 𝝬 Vehicle-to-Vehicle (or other)
- Teal: Severe
- Red: Fatality
- Black outline hit-and-run
Crash toll
| Crashes | Killed | Injured | Injured or killed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | Cyclists | ||||
| 2026 YTD | 15,870 | 84 | 21,923 | 2,349 | 1,821 |
| 2025 YTD | 15,307 +4% | 71 +18% | 21,261 +3% | 2,342 +0% | 1,664 +9% |
| 2024 YTD | 15,701 +1% | 107 -21% | 21,793 +1% | 2,449 -4% | 1,523 +20% |
| All-time 2018–now | 148,391 | 1,133 | 204,978 | 23,481 | 12,864 |
| Avg per year | 16,800 | 128 | 23,206 | 2,658 | 1,456 |
| 2026 pace | 19,054 | 101 | 26,322 | 2,820 | 2,186 |
Pace is this year's count so far projected over a full year, for comparison with the per-year average.
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