Weekly Rat Trends — Oct 26–Nov 1, 2026

Chicago logged 1,021 new rat and rodent reports this week — down 9% from 1,116 the week before.

👑 Lake View takes this week’s Rat King crown with 70 reports — wear it with pride, or shame, your call.

📈 On the rise

Neighborhoods with the biggest jump from last week:

• Lincoln Park: 46 this week, up from 31 — a jump of +15
• Roseland: 17 this week, up from 8 — a jump of +9
• Avondale: 24 this week, up from 17 — a jump of +7

📉 Rat-free heroes

Neighborhoods that quieted down the most:

• West Town: down to 48 from 69 — 21 fewer reports
• West Englewood: down to 6 from 26 — 20 fewer reports
• Washington Heights: down to 5 from 23 — 18 fewer reports

🏙️ How fast is the city actually moving?

The city resolved 1,223 baiting requests this week, averaging 11.2 days from complaint to resolution (faster than the 11.8-day average the week before).

🐀 The rats’ favorite wards

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

• Ward 47: 14.4 days on average (35 closed this week)
• Ward 23: 14.2 days on average (28 closed this week)
• Ward 9: 14.0 days on average (20 closed this week)

⚡ No mercy wards

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

• Ward 2: 3.2 days on average (8 closed this week)
• Ward 27: 6.1 days on average (23 closed this week)
• Ward 4: 6.3 days on average (16 closed this week)

⏳ Still waiting

A complaint at 1533 W CHICAGO AVE in West Town 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.