Weekly Rat Trends — Nov 2–Nov 8, 2026

Chicago logged 948 new rat and rodent reports this week — down 7% from 1,021 the week before.

👑 Lake View takes this week’s Rat King crown with 67 reports — wear it with pride, or shame, your call.

📈 On the rise

Neighborhoods with the biggest jump from last week:

• Logan Square: 47 this week, up from 32 — a jump of +15
• Belmont Cragin: 34 this week, up from 23 — a jump of +11
• West Englewood: 14 this week, up from 6 — a jump of +8

📉 Rat-free heroes

Neighborhoods that quieted down the most:

• Avondale: down to 13 from 24 — 11 fewer reports
• Dunning: down to 24 from 33 — 9 fewer reports
• Bridgeport: down to 15 from 24 — 9 fewer reports

🏙️ How fast is the city actually moving?

The city resolved 1,371 baiting requests this week, averaging 9.7 days from complaint to resolution (faster than the 11.2-day average the week before).

🐀 The rats’ favorite wards

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

• Ward 27: 14.1 days on average (11 closed this week)
• Ward 9: 12.6 days on average (27 closed this week)
• Ward 28: 12.2 days on average (17 closed this week)

⚡ No mercy wards

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

• Ward 34: 5.2 days on average (7 closed this week)
• Ward 29: 6.2 days on average (28 closed this week)
• Ward 41: 6.5 days on average (15 closed this week)

⏳ Still waiting

A complaint at 3016 S KEELEY ST in Bridgeport has been open 9 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.