7,259 vehicles · Jul 15 – Oct 12

The city's auto pounds

Almost every vehicle the city tows goes to one of a handful of lots. Here is what each is holding right now, and how long it tends to hold it.

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Pounds in use

Busiest

Median hold

Longest held

Where they are

Pins are geocoded from the address on the tow record.

Share of everything held

Pound names here are the addresses the city writes on the tow record, so a lot that changes how it labels itself appears as a new entry. Phone numbers are the ones published with each tow.

Source: Towed Vehicles — Chicago Data Portal. Browse the inventory.

The city's auto pounds

Where they are

Share of everything held

The city's auto pounds

Where they are

Share of everything held

701 N. Sacramento

10300 S. Doty

400 E. Lower Wacker

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Remote Lot E.

Police Pound

701 N. Sacramento

10300 S. Doty

400 E. Lower Wacker

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Remote Lot E.

Police Pound