Oak Park has introduced two new data tools as part of a concerted effort to give residents easy access to village data.
The village announced new online data programs this week to track traffic accidents that happen in Oak Park and to track the work of ECHO, the village’s recently launched alternative crisis and social services response program. The two programs are accessible online through the village’s new open source “Oak Park Open Data Portal.”
The traffic crash dashboard includes an interactive map showing the location of every traffic crash since the beginning of 2024 along with information on the cause of the accident, the severity of the crash, whether the crash involved a hit-and-run and more.
“The dashboard will serve as another tool in the village’s ongoing effort to improve traffic safety,” the village said of the dashboard. “The village’s Open Data Portal serves as a hub for exploring interactive maps and downloading local government data, and new data sets continue to be developed.”
According to the dashboard, there have been 3,006 roadway crashes since the beginning of 2024, 402 of which have caused an injury and two of which have resulted in a fatality. The most common cause of roadway crashes in Oak Park since the beginning of last year has been drivers failing to reduce their speed, which has caused more than a quarter of all accidents during that timeframe, according to the dashboard.
There have been 16 crashes caused by drivers being under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Oak Park since the beginning of last year, according to the dashboard.
The ECHO dashboard tracks all program activities, showing residents everything that program staffers have worked on since the program began serving residents this past February. According to the ECHO dashboard, staffers have most often assisted people with issues related to homelessness, other housing support issues, senior services issues and behavioral health issues.
“The data presented on the dashboard reflects activity from February through Sept. 30, 2025, and helps village staff monitor program impact, identify barriers to services and strengthen community partnerships,” the village said of the dashboard. “Tracking repeat calls for service also enables the ECHO team to better understand household-level needs, reduce barriers to care, and empower residents with tools and resources that promote long-term stability.”
ECHO staff completed 466 service activities since the program launched in the winter and the end of last month, according to the dashboard.
The village’s “Oak Park Open Data Portal” already has dozens of available data resources, with plans to add more data sets regularly, according to the village.
Oak Park also recently launched a new “Police to Citizen” online portal over the summer that allows people to report non-emergency incidents to police.
“This portal can be used for instances that involve theft, lost property or damaged property,” the village said of the program. “This does not include someone physically taking something from your person or any instance where an injury occurred or a weapon was involved. Some examples of instances where this system can be used, package delivery theft, graffiti on your property, property that is missing from your home or leaving items in a restaurant, items stolen from your garage or yard or vehicle, keying of a vehicle, etc.”
