How many offense involving children incidents are in Chicago?

LocalCrimeVault has 2,699 indexed offense involving children reports in Chicago, sourced from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.

What share of offense involving children reports lead to arrest?

In our most recent sample of 3 offense involving children records, 0 (0.0%) include an arrest flag in the source data.

How often is offense involving children 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.

Offense Involving Children in Chicago — Crime Statistics 2026

Name: Offense Involving Children in Chicago
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Total on record

2,699

City share

0.6%

Sample arrests

0

Recent sample

3

What is offense involving children in Chicago?

Offenses involving children cover crimes where a child is the victim or is endangered — child abuse, child endangerment, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and sex offenses against children charged under specific child-victim statutes. Illinois child-endangerment law (720 ILCS 5/12C-5) criminalizes knowingly placing a child under 18 in circumstances that endanger their life or health.

In Chicago PD data the most common descriptions are child abuse, child endangerment, and criminal sexual abuse of a child. Many reports originate from mandated reporters — teachers, doctors, and DCFS referrals — rather than 911 calls.

LocalCrimeVault has 2,699 offense involving children reports indexed in Chicago — 0.6% of all tracked incidents. The most recent full month on record (June 2026) logged 70 reports, up from 15 in May 2026.

Latest reports

Reported crime incidents — date, offense, area, location, and arrest status.
Date	Offense	Area	Location	Arrest?	Detail
Jun 25, 2026	Offense Involving Children	Community Area 43	075XX S STONY ISLAND AVE	No	View →
Jun 25, 2026	Offense Involving Children	Community Area 67	072XX S WOOD ST	No	View →
Jun 25, 2026	Offense Involving Children	Community Area 42	015XX E 62ND ST	No	View →

Other offense types in Chicago

Theft99,072 Battery76,864 Criminal Damage47,011 Assault38,641 Motor Vehicle Theft32,631 Other Offense29,210 Deceptive Practice25,588 Burglary18,388

Top categories citywide: Theft (99,072), Battery (76,864), Criminal Damage (47,011).

How common is offense involving children in Chicago?

Offense Involving Children accounts for 2,699 indexed police reports in Chicago (0.6% of tracked offenses). Data comes from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.

How many offense involving children incidents are in Chicago?: LocalCrimeVault has 2,699 indexed offense involving children reports in Chicago, sourced from City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes.
What share of offense involving children reports lead to arrest?: In our most recent sample of 3 offense involving children records, 0 (0.0%) include an arrest flag in the source data.
How often is offense involving children 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 offense involving children reports

Reported crime incidents — date, offense, area, location, and arrest status.
Date	Offense	Area	Location	Arrest?	Detail
Jun 25, 2026	Offense Involving Children	Community Area 43	075XX S STONY ISLAND AVE	No	View →
Jun 25, 2026	Offense Involving Children	Community Area 67	072XX S WOOD ST	No	View →
Jun 25, 2026	Offense Involving Children	Community Area 42	015XX E 62ND ST	No	View →

Source: City of Chicago Open Data — Crimes