Weekly Rat Trends — Oct 5–Oct 11, 2026

Chicago logged 1,102 new rat and rodent reports this week — up 0% from 1,107 the week before.

👑 Lake View takes this week’s Rat King crown with 54 reports — wear it with pride, or shame, your call.

📈 On the rise

Neighborhoods with the biggest jump from last week:

• Near North Side: 24 this week, up from 5 — a jump of +19
• Garfield Ridge: 36 this week, up from 22 — a jump of +14
• Dunning: 36 this week, up from 22 — a jump of +14

📉 Rat-free heroes

Neighborhoods that quieted down the most:

• Lincoln Park: down to 30 from 56 — 26 fewer reports
• North Lawndale: down to 5 from 17 — 12 fewer reports
• West Pullman: down to 4 from 16 — 12 fewer reports

🏙️ How fast is the city actually moving?

The city resolved 1,009 baiting requests this week, averaging 10.7 days from complaint to resolution (faster than the 11.4-day average the week before).

🐀 The rats’ favorite wards

Where a baiting request can really stretch its legs before getting closed:

• Ward 47: 12.6 days on average (27 closed this week)
• Ward 7: 12.4 days on average (9 closed this week)
• Ward 36: 12.3 days on average (34 closed this week)

⚡ No mercy wards

Where the city shows up and doesn’t mess around:

• Ward 21: 2.4 days on average (3 closed this week)
• Ward 2: 3.4 days on average (24 closed this week)
• Ward 39: 6.6 days on average (16 closed this week)

⏳ Still waiting

A complaint at 1723 N SAWYER AVE in Humboldt Park has been open 8 days and counting — the longest of anything filed this week. Godspeed.

Want the underlying data? Browse every sighting from this week on the live map and table.