Chicago Crime Map

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Crime Map & Safety Report

An independent, data-driven look at crime and safety across Chicago's 77 community areas, assembled from Chicago Police Department incident data and U.S. Census figures.

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8,586,890Residents
119Crime index (100 = U.S. avg)
81thPercentile vs. U.S. cities
C-Overall crime grade

At a glance

Your real-world odds in Chicago

Estimated annual chance of being affected, calibrated against national benchmark rates.

1 in 230
Violent crime odds / year
14% above the national average
1 in 38
Property crime odds / year
43% above the national average
19% above the national average
Overall crime vs. national
234,519
Incidents analyzed
CPD reports in the mapped window

Crime map

Where crime happens in Chicago

Warmer blocks report more crime relative to the rest of the city.

Reported Chicago Police Department incidents, shaded by intensity. Open the full map for a larger view.

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Latest reports

Recent crime in Chicago

The newest reported incidents across the city.

  • Theft

    043XX W 63RD ST, Chicago, IL

    THEFT - $500 AND UNDER

  • Assault

    013XX S CENTRAL PARK AVE, Chicago, IL

    BATTERY - AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY - KNIFE / CUTTING INSTRUMENT

  • Shooting

    027XX W CONGRESS PKWY, Chicago, IL

    ASSAULT - AGGRAVATED - HANDGUN

  • Assault

    030XX W FOSTER AVE, Chicago, IL

    BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE

  • Assault

    041XX W CRESTLINE ST, Chicago, IL

    BATTERY - DOMESTIC BATTERY SIMPLE

  • Assault

    043XX W HADDON AVE, Chicago, IL

    ASSAULT - SIMPLE

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Neighborhoods

Safest & highest-crime Chicago areas

Every neighborhood graded A to F. Tap one for its own map and recent incidents.

Safest neighborhoods

A+Edison Park11,148 residentsA+Mount Greenwood18,739 residentsAForest Glen17,226 residentsASchorsch Forest View227 residents

Highest-crime neighborhoods

FOakland4,943 residentsF+Washington Park11,887 residentsF+Riverdale6,548 residentsD-Burnside2,891 residents

Trend

Reported crime over the past year

May: 20,477Jun: 21,098Jul: 22,640Aug: 21,310Sep: 20,315Oct: 20,932Nov: 18,366Dec: 17,421Jan: 16,770Feb: 16,304Mar: 18,626Apr: 626
MayLatest month up 14.2% vs. prior monthApr

Explore

Dig into the data

Explore Chicago crime and safety in detail:

InteractiveChicago Crime MapSee where crime concentrates block by block.→StatisticsChicago Crime RateViolent & property rates vs. the U.S. average.→BreakdownCrime by TypeTheft, vehicle theft, assault, robbery & more.→A–F gradesNeighborhood RankingsSafest and highest-crime Chicago neighborhoods.→

Overview

Understanding crime in Chicago

Chicago is really dozens of cities stitched together, and no single number can describe all of them. The lakefront high-rises of the Gold Coast, the bungalow blocks of Edison Park on the far Northwest Side, and the brownstones of Lincoln Park exist in the same municipality as Englewood, West Garfield Park, and parts of the Austin neighborhood that carry far heavier violence. The distance between these worlds is measured in a few El stops.

What this site does is reject the citywide average in favor of the community-area reality. We map where reported incidents truly concentrate, grade each of Chicago's neighborhoods and ZIP codes on a consistent A-to-F scale, and convert overwhelming totals into odds a resident can actually reason about. The headline statistic almost never matches the block — and on Chicago's North, South, and West sides, the difference is everything.

About this data: Figures are built from Chicago Police Department open crime data and U.S. Census Bureau demographics. CPD reports incident locations at the block level, so this analysis supports community-area and ZIP-level comparison rather than exact points.

FAQ

Chicago crime: common questions

Is Chicago a safe city to live in?
Chicago's safety depends almost entirely on where you are. Its raw homicide count is among the nation's highest, but on a per-capita basis several smaller cities have higher violent crime rates, and much of the North Side and lakefront is comparatively safe. Most residents' real risk reflects their own community area far more than the citywide statistic.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Chicago?
North Side and lakefront community areas such as Lincoln Park, Edison Park, Lincoln Square, and the Gold Coast tend to grade among the safest. These areas combine dense, stable residential blocks with distance from the corridors where violent crime concentrates.
Which areas of Chicago have the most crime?
The heaviest violent-crime activity is concentrated in parts of the West Side, including Austin and West Garfield Park, and on the South Side in areas such as Englewood. These patterns are tied to long-standing disinvestment and are far more localized than the city's national reputation suggests.
Is Chicago's homicide problem really citywide?
No — despite the national headlines, homicide in Chicago is intensely concentrated. A small number of South and West Side community areas account for the large majority of the city's total, while many neighborhoods see very few. The citywide count obscures just how uneven the distribution is.
Where does this Chicago crime data come from?
The figures are assembled from Chicago Police Department open incident data alongside U.S. Census Bureau demographics. CPD reports incident locations at the block level, so the analysis is designed for community-area and ZIP-level comparison rather than identifying exact addresses.