Data DeskNov 8
Chattanooga 311 closes pothole requests faster than last year, but one in six now closes as unresolved
Chattanooga 311 received 825 pothole requests from May through October 2026, down from 1,206 in the same months of 2025.
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November 8, 2026 · updated 9:09 am
Chattanooga 311 received 825 pothole requests from May through October 2026, down from 1,206 in the same months of 2025.
What the city’s own records say, checked before it runs.
Chattanooga had 1,139 reported traffic crashes in October 2026, the most of any month in the city's crash data, which begins in July 2024.
Chattanooga 311 received 263 requests about traffic signals in July-September 2026.
Chattanooga 311 received 956 requests to repair a city garbage container in July and August 2026.
Chattanooga police recorded 1,074 field interviews between 10 p.m.
Chattanooga police recorded 1,580 simple assault cases from April through September 2026, up from 1,381 in the same months of 2025 (+14.4%) and 1,331 in 2024 (+18.7%).
Chattanooga police recorded 27 forgery or counterfeiting cases from April through September 2026, the fewest for that window in the twelve years the dataset covers (2015 to 2026).
Openings, permits, inspections and the paperwork behind your next meal.
Restaurant-related building permits filed with the city since mid-September, read one by one. A permit is paperwork, not an opening date.