#Chi Open Data Sets Open data scraped, cleaned, and/or FOIA'd by Chicago, for Chicago
General
- Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning - Data Hub
- City of Chicago - Open Data Portal
- Metro Chicago Data
Census & Demographic
- PDF maps
- Census Tracts (Geospatial)
- Census Blocks (Geospatial)
- Bulk Census Data
- Chicago Community Area (Neighborhood) Data by Decade (spreadsheet)
Criminal Justice
- Crimes, 2001 to Present
- Chicago Homicide Data since 1957
- Complaints Against Chicago Police
📋 Download a Zip of Police Misconduct Complaints- Exploratory Tools
- Chicago Tribune: Explore Crime Reports
- Invisible Institute: Citizen Police Data Project - Explore Misconduct Allegations
- The Chicago Reporter: Settling for Misconduct - Explore Settlements
- Chicago Police Board Information Center: Explore Allegations Handled by the Chicago Police Board
📋 Chicago Justice Project - includes:- Committee on Police & Fire Agenda Data Set 2006-2009
- Chicago Police Department District Level Crime Data 1973-2009
- Chicago Police Department Community Area Crime Data 1998-2009
- Calls for Police Service
- Cook County Court Data
- Cook County Sheriff’s Office Data
Energy & Environment
- Chicago Energy Benchmarking - Energy and Resource Usage for Major Buildings in Chicago, 2014 & 2015
- Energy Usage by Block, 2010
- University of Chicago Energy Data - Includes raw electricity meter data, campus building geojson, property list with sq footage]
- Green Roofs Shapefile
Geospatial
- Neighborhoods
- Wards
- Major Streets
- Forest Preserves
- Hospitals
- Police Stations
- Police Precincts
- Police Districts
- Police Beats
IOT
- Insecure Surveillance Cameras around Chicago
- Array of Things Node Locations
- Red Light Camera Locations
- Speed Camera Locations
- Chicago Police Cameras (source unknown)
Public Health
- Public Health Data by Community Area
- Ecoli Beach Modeling - Includes data on Chicago beaches, lock openings, and weather data]
- Chicago Health Atlas - Explore and Download Data related to births, asthma, chronic disease, deaths, environmental health, and more
Random
- Chicago Sunrise Data - Recorded colors and brightness data from a sunrise on October 3rd, 2016
Transportation
- Divvy Bike Sharing - Anonymized Historical Indivdiual Trip Data
- Taxi Trips on the Open Data Portal
- L Ridership since 2001 on the Open Data Portal
- Commuting - CMAP Travel Tracker Survey
📋 CTA Passenger Counts Data
Urban Planning & Retail
- CMAP Population Forecasting
- MAPS Corps - Built Assets by Industry, including retail, arts, industrial, social services, etc. Explore, or submit request for free data
Credits
Compiled by Christine for South Side Civic. Thanks to everyone who sent in tips.
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