Public urination ticketing

The number of public urination or defecation tickets issued at approximate locations within city ZIP codes between January 2016 and July 2021.

Tickets for public urination range from $100 to $1,000, plus any administrative court fines or fees. Tickets can also be dismissed. Tickets paid refers to the number of tickets in which the city's Department of Finance has recorded a partial or whole payment toward a fine. Locations for roughly 2 percent of the total tickets (both issued and those that received payments) could not be identified.
Map: Emily Hoerner Source: Chicago Police Department, City of Chicago Department of Finance, City Department of Administrative Hearings