What it returns
Chicago crime incidents from the City of Chicago data portal, updated daily: offense type and description, date, block, location type, arrest and domestic flags, IUCR and FBI codes, beat, district, ward, community area and coordinates.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/chicago-crime/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
primaryType | string | Comma separated, e.g. THEFT, BATTERY, BURGLARY, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT |
district | string | e.g. 003 |
ward | string | 1-50 |
communityArea | string | 1-77 |
arrestOnly | boolean | Default: false. |
dateFrom | string | YYYY-MM-DD |
dateTo | string | YYYY-MM-DD |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/chicago-crime/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.08 per 1,000 rows. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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