Streets
82 people have died in traffic this year through Sept. 27, up from 71 by that date in 2025.
Deaths through Sept. 27, 2026 · crashes through Nov. 14 · potholes through Nov. 12 · updated daily, checked Nov. 14, 2026
Traffic deaths each year
The city’s official count.
to Sept. 27
People seriously hurt in crashes each year
From police crash reports.
to Nov. 14
Speed camera violations, millions a year
Violations jumped in 2021, when cameras began recording drivers going 6 to 10 mph over the limit.
Red-light cameras recorded 534,385 violations in 2025.
Vision Zero: no traffic deaths or serious injuries by 2026
The city’s 2017 Vision Zero Action Plan set 2026 as its deadline to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries. Through Sept. 27, 82 people had died this year, and 1,537 had been seriously hurt through Nov. 14. The action plan ›
Deaths are the city’s reviewed Vision Zero list, which is published about a month behind. Serious injuries come from police crash reports, which count a little differently (they show 89 deaths through Nov. 14, against 78 a year earlier). Pothole figures cover finished repairs only; open requests are not in the data, and counts follow the winter as much as the crews. The repair time covers requests finished in the last 12 months.
Sources: City of Chicago Vision Zero traffic fatalities, traffic crashes, pothole repairs, and speed and red-light camera violations (Chicago Data Portal).