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Traffic Crashes - Crashes (Chicago)

<b> Note: As of 5/20/2026 we have added IDOT_CONTROL_NO to the dataset.</b> -- Crash data shows information about each traffic crash on city streets within the City of Chicago limits and under the jurisdiction of…

Traffic Crashes - Crashes (Chicago) is published by City of Chicago 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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PublisherCity of Chicago
Originalhttps://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-Crashes-Crashes/85ca-t3if ↗
PlaceChicago, Illinois · city
ShelfTransport
FormatsAPI (Socrata SODA), CSV
Update rateDaily
Located byNot stated
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Cite this source: City of Chicago, “Traffic Crashes - Crashes (Chicago)”, https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Traffic-Crashes-Crashes/85ca-t3if, last updated 2026-10-23. Listed by SOS.city at https://sos.city/source/1262 (verified).

Use it in your product

# Straight from the publisher's API (no key needed for light use)
curl "https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/85ca-t3if.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/1262 -H "Authorization: Bearer sos_…"

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