see crime incidents near an address or within a community? Use Crime Incidents to search for specific incidents by address, community, ward, beat, district, school & park. compare & contrast crime counts within the City of Chicago? Use Crime Summary to see crime summarized by community, ward, beat, district and census tract. view Chicago registered sex offenders residing near a location? Use Sex Offenders to search for registered sex offenders by address, community, ward, beat, district, school & park. You can also search by name. view a summary of Community Concerns? Use Community Concerns to see concerns summarized by community, ward, beat, district and census tract. The Chicago Police Department developed CLEARMAP to provide residents of the City of Chicago with a tool to assist them in problem-solving and combating crime and disorder in their neighborhoods. It is based upon the CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system developed by the Department for use by its police officers.

The CLEARMAP Crime Incidents web application enables you to search the Chicago Police Department's database of reported crime. You will be able to see maps, graphs, and tables of reported crime. You can search using an address, by community area, ward, police beat and district and around a school or park. You can also search by POD and a custom drawn polygon. The database contains 90 days of information which you can access in blocks of up to 14 days. Data is refreshed daily. However, the most recent information is back-dated 7 days from today's date. Brochure (.pdf)

The CLEARMAP Crime Summary web application enables you to see choropleth maps and tables of reported crime summarized into 32 categories such as violent crime, property crime, robbery, burgulary and motor vehicle theft. The data is summarized by beat, district, ward, community area, and census tract. The database contains 1 year of information which you can access in blocks of 90, 180, 270 and 365 days. Data is refreshed daily. This tool is useful for comparing and contrasting various areas of the City of Chicago. Brochure (.pdf)

The CLEARMAP Sex Offenders web application enables you to search the Chicago Police Department's database of registered sex offenders. The Chicago Police Department maintains a list of sex offenders residing in the City of Chicago who are required to register under the Sex Offender Registration Act, 730 ILCS 150/2, et seq. The data is updated once per day. You can search using an address, by community area, ward, police beat and district and around a school or park. You can also search by a custom drawn polygon or a name. Brochure (.pdf)

The CLEARMAP Community Concerns web application enables you to see choropleth maps and tables of reported community concerns summarized into categories such as gangs, narcotics, and prostitution. The data is summarized by beat, district, ward, community area, and census tract. The database contains 1 year of information which you can access in blocks of 90, 180, 270 and 365 days. Data is refreshed daily. This tool is useful for comparing and contrasting community concerns in various areas of the City of Chicago. Brochure (.pdf)

The CLEARMAP Block Clubs web application enables you to see where block clubs are located throughout Chicago. Traditional block clubs are groups of people who have homes and families on any given block in the city and have organized to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. People who form block clubs are concerned and care about their communities and share information, identify concerns and act collectively to address those concerns. A block club can provide a strong deterrent to gangs, guns and drugs.