4587 locations in the last 30 days (4755 reports) · Last sighting 12 hours ago
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Each circle is a Chicago neighborhood. The number is its report count — click one to zoom in and see individual sightings there.
Colors are relative to what’s currently on screen, so they adjust as you switch time ranges.
Zoomed into a neighborhood or zip? Same colors group nearby reports, and a bright dot means that exact spot’s been reported more than once.
Chicago has topped national rankings of the rattiest U.S. cities for over a decade running — a reputation the city itself takes seriously enough to run one of the country’s most active 311 rodent-complaint programs. Every baiting request, burrow report, and complaint filed with the city becomes a public record. RatCity turns that record, plus reports from people who live here, into a map you can actually use: is this block bad? Is it getting worse? Which neighborhood is winning (or losing) the fight this month?
Most of the data is Chicago’s own — every “Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint” filed through 311, pulled in automatically once a day so the map never goes stale. Layered on top are sightings reported directly by visitors, matched to the same neighborhood and zip-code boundaries the city uses, so a resident’s report and an official 311 complaint carry equal weight on the map.
Circles are sized and colored by how many reports a neighborhood has racked up — blue is quiet, red means trouble. The Day / Week / 30 Days / Year toggle up top changes the window, so you can see whether a neighborhood’s rat problem is a one-week blip or a year-long trend. Whoever’s in the lead gets crowned the neighborhood Rat King in the sidebar, a title that changes hands as new reports come in.
Noticed a rat that isn’t on the map yet? Use “Report a sighting” above — it takes under a minute and goes live as soon as it’s reviewed. Curious about where the data actually comes from or how reports are moderated? See the About page for the full breakdown.
Want more? The blog has weekly trend recaps and guides on Chicago’s rat problem and how to keep it out of your home.
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| Date | Address | Neighborhood | Ward | Status | Response time | Reported via | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/30/2025 | 5305 W FLETCHER ST | Belmont Cragin | 30 | Completed | 9 days | Phone Call | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 3030 N ELBRIDGE AVE | Avondale | 35 | Completed | 8 days | Mobile Device | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 2732 N MARMORA AVE | Belmont Cragin | 30 | Completed | 9 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 3243 W 66TH ST | Chicago Lawn | 14 | Completed | 12 days | Phone Call | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 10351 S AVENUE G | East Side | 10 | Completed | 5 days | Phone Call | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 1403 W 73RD PL | West Englewood | 17 | Completed | 9 days | Phone Call | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 55 W ILLINOIS ST | Near North Side | 42 | Completed | 2 days | Internet | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 2044 N CLIFTON AVE | Lincoln Park | 43 | Completed | 8 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 250 N BREAKWATER ACCESS ACCESS | Loop | 42 | Completed | 2 days | Internet | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 7823 S EMERALD AVE | Auburn Gresham | 17 | Completed | 9 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 5145 W MEDILL AVE | Belmont Cragin | 31 | Completed | 12 days | Mobile Device | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 1929 N HARDING AVE | Hermosa | 26 | Completed | 8 days | Mobile Device | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 2630 W FITCH AVE | West Ridge | 50 | Completed | 7 days | Internet | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 2925 W 36TH ST | Brighton Park | 12 | Completed | 6 days | Phone Call | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 1216 N DAMEN AVE | West Town | 1 | Completed | 8 days | Internet | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 6407 S KILPATRICK AVE | Clearing | 13 | Completed | 5 days | Mobile Device | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 5441 S SPAULDING AVE | Gage Park | 14 | Completed | 12 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 5831 S KILBOURN AVE | West Elsdon | 13 | Completed | 5 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 2458 W BELLE PLAINE AVE | North Center | 47 | Completed | 8 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 2134 W EASTWOOD AVE | Lincoln Square | 47 | Completed | 9 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 4714 S DAMEN AVE | New City | 15 | Completed | 7 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 6040 N TROY ST | West Ridge | 50 | Completed | 7 days | Internet | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 5437 S NEENAH AVE | Garfield Ridge | 23 | Completed | 9 days | Phone Call | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 1909 N LOWELL AVE | Hermosa | 26 | Completed | 8 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |
| 7/30/2025 | 1932 N PULASKI RD | Hermosa | 26 | Completed | 8 days | Alderman's Office | City 311 |