Kidnapping in Chicago — Crime Statistics 2026
196 indexed reports · 0.0% of Chicago incidents · 0 arrests in recent sample.
Chicago Police Department records in this index include 168 incidents coded as Kidnapping among 410,083 Chicago reports. Kidnapping is an uncommon IUCR primary type on the public incident feed. The 168 figure counts police reports as CPD labeled them, not convictions, not Amber Alert issuances, and not unique victims. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify CPD charges and does not narrate individual cases.
Key figures
- 168 Chicago incidents are coded Kidnapping in an index of 410,083 city reports.
- The IUCR type is a police-report label, not an Amber Alert or FBI program total.
- Counts are reports, not unique victims or convictions.
- Geography is block-level. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify CPD charges.
Unlawful restraint reports as IUCR coded them
Kidnapping on the CPD extract is the primary type assigned when the report was written that way. Unlawful restraint, parental-dispute, and other fact patterns can appear under this label or under other types depending on the code. This page does not invent those subtotals. The headline is 168 rows labeled Kidnapping.
News language ("abduction") is not an IUCR field. Quote CPD's primary type. Do not upgrade a missing-person or runaway event into this total unless the row itself carries this type.
Missing-person cases are not automatically kidnapping. Only rows CPD labeled Kidnapping sit in the 168 among 410,083 city incidents. LocalCrimeVault does not upgrade other types into this total from news language.
Cite 168 among 410,083 Chicago incidents. Missing-person rows are not automatically kidnapping. News language is not an IUCR field. Keep 168 attached to CPD's primary type. Small counts should not be ranked across community areas.
Share of the Chicago extract
Among 410,083 indexed city incidents, 168 kidnapping rows are a very small share. Rarity on a police extract is still 168 reports that deserve a precise label. Official community area names are the city's 77 areas. Maps use block-level geography and must not be treated as identifying a child or a household.
Small counts swing hard in percent terms if someone computes a trend from two harvests. This packet has one count, 168. No prior-year figure is quoted.
Parental and non-parental fact patterns, if distinguished on IUCR codes, belong on the table. This packet has one total. Small counts should not be ranked across community areas. Official community area names are the 77-area list.
Amber Alert criteria differ from IUCR. They will not equal 168. Geography is block-level, not a child's address. Official community area names are the 77-area list. An arrest flag is not a conviction. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify charges or narrate individual cases.
Full neighborhood guide: Kidnapping reports in Chicago →
Questions
- How many kidnapping reports are in the Chicago CPD index?
- This extract lists 168 Chicago incidents with IUCR primary type Kidnapping, in a city file of 410,083 reports. The source is Chicago Police Department open data. The figure counts police reports, not unique victims, Amber Alerts, or convictions. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify CPD charges. Kidnapping is 168 rows among 410,083 indexed Chicago incidents.
- Does kidnapping in this data include parental disputes?
- It can, if CPD assigned this primary type. Other fact patterns can also appear. The packet facts give one total, 168, not a parental subtotal. Read IUCR codes and descriptions on the table. Do not assume every row is a stranger abduction. This page does not describe individual cases.
- Does a kidnapping row mean a conviction?
- No. Public incident rows are reports. They can exist without an arrest or after charges change. The 168 count is report volume among 410,083 indexed Chicago incidents. Court outcomes live in other systems. The 168 count is report volume among 410,083 city incidents, not convictions.
- Are exact addresses shown?
- CPD's public extract uses block-level ranges and official community areas, not street-number addresses of victims. Treat geography as coarse. Use the type table and Chicago hub for aggregate location as published, not to identify people. The 168-row map uses CPD block ranges, not victim street-number addresses.
Offense types are CPD IUCR primary categories on the public incident feed. LocalCrimeVault does not reclassify charges.
What is kidnapping in Chicago?
Kidnapping is knowingly and secretly confining a person against their will, or carrying them from one place to another by force, threat, or deceit with intent to confine. Under Illinois law (720 ILCS 5/10-1) kidnapping is a Class 2 felony; aggravated kidnapping — involving a child, ransom, a weapon, or harm — is Class X. Unlawful restraint, a lesser included offense, is also tracked here.
Chicago PD descriptions include kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, unlawful restraint, and child abduction — including custodial interference by family members, which makes up a meaningful share of reports.
LocalCrimeVault has 196 kidnapping reports indexed in Chicago — 0.0% of all tracked incidents. The most recent full month on record (August 2026) logged 4 reports, down from 14 in July 2026.
Latest reports
| Date | Offense | Arrest? | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Kidnapping | No | View → |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Kidnapping | No | View → |
Other offense types in Chicago
Top categories citywide: Theft (104,336), Battery (82,131), Criminal Damage (50,256).
How common is kidnapping in Chicago?
Kidnapping accounts for 196 indexed police reports in Chicago (0.0% of tracked offenses). Data comes from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
- How many kidnapping incidents are in Chicago?
- LocalCrimeVault has 196 indexed kidnapping reports in Chicago, sourced from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
- What share of kidnapping reports lead to arrest?
- In our most recent sample of 2 kidnapping records, 0 (0.0%) include an arrest flag in the source data.
- How often is kidnapping data updated?
- Chicago crime records sync nightly from the open-data portal. New reports appear on type and incident pages after the sync and deploy pipeline completes.
Recent kidnapping reports
| Date | Offense | Arrest? | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Kidnapping | No | View → |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Kidnapping | No | View → |