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Crimes - 2001 to Present (Chicago)

This dataset reflects reported incidents of crime (with the exception of murders where data exists for each victim) that occurred in the City of Chicago from 2001 to present, minus the most recent seven days. Data is…

Crimes - 2001 to Present (Chicago) is published by Chicago Police Department for Chicago, Illinois. It has an API (Socrata (SODA)); it updates daily, last updated 2026-10-23. Reuse: check terms. Check status: verified.

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Last updated2026-10-23
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About this source

PublisherChicago Police Department
Originalhttps://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-Present/ijzp-q8t2 ↗
PlaceChicago, Illinois · city
ShelfSafety and emergencies
FormatsAPI (Socrata SODA), CSV
Update rateDaily
Located byNot stated
LicenceSee Terms of Use
CheckedVerified: opened and matched by a person or our reviewer

Cite this source: Chicago Police Department, “Crimes - 2001 to Present (Chicago)”, https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Crimes-2001-to-Present/ijzp-q8t2, last updated 2026-10-23. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/1261 (verified).

Use it in your product

# Straight from the publisher's API (no key needed for light use)
curl "https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/ijzp-q8t2.json?$limit=5"
Endpoint as listed by the publisher.
# Through SOS.city: this source and its neighbours, with publisher, licence and check status
curl https://api.sos.city/v1/sources/1261 -H "Authorization: Bearer sos_…"

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