Find out about crime on your block, in your community, along your commute, and more
CRIME ON YOUR CORNER
See street-level detail about crimes reported in Chicago communities.TRENDS OVER TIME
Explore our one-year and 12-year crime graphs for a longer-term view.REPORTS FROM THE SUBURBS
See the latest annual data for more than 250 Chicagoland municipalities.
Crime in Chicago by month, 2001 to present
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VIOLENT CRIMES
PROPERTY CRIMES
QUALITY OF LIFE CRIMES
Crime rates in Chicago communities
The Chicago Police Department uses more than 30 different classifications for crime. For clarity, these pages focus on three top-level categories of crime in Chicago:
VIOLENT CRIME RATES
- #1West Garfield Park(3.8 reports per 1,000 people)
- #2Fuller Park(3.4 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3North Lawndale(2.8 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3Washington Park(2.8 reports per 1,000 people)
- #5Greater Grand Crossing(2.5 reports per 1,000 people)
PROPERTY CRIME RATES
- #1Loop(13.5 reports per 1,000 people)
- #2Near West Side(6.1 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3Fuller Park(5.4 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3Near North Side(5.4 reports per 1,000 people)
- #5Washington Park(5.3 reports per 1,000 people)
QUALITY-OF-LIFE CRIME RATES
- #1West Garfield Park(10.4 reports per 1,000 people)
- #2East Garfield Park(7.6 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3North Lawndale(5.5 reports per 1,000 people)
- #4Austin(5.1 reports per 1,000 people)
- #5Englewood(5.0 reports per 1,000 people)
Crime rates in Chicago-area suburbs
Only cities with populations greater than 10,000 are ranked, representing more than 91 percent of all people in the cities tracked. The rankings are based on 2011 crime data.
VIOLENT CRIME RATES
- #1Harvey(17.0 reports per 1,000 people)
- #2Riverdale(14.8 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3Maywood(10.0 reports per 1,000 people)
- #4Chicago Heights(7.7 reports per 1,000 people)
- #5Sauk Village(7.0 reports per 1,000 people)
PROPERTY CRIME RATES
- #1Dolton(70.0 reports per 1,000 people)
- #2Harvey(69.3 reports per 1,000 people)
- #3Sauk Village(62.2 reports per 1,000 people)
- #4Norridge(60.3 reports per 1,000 people)
- #5Crestwood(50.3 reports per 1,000 people)
Tribune special crime reports
Shootings in Chicago
This heatmap of the city shows locations of those victims along with links to the Tribune’s coverage of each incident.SEE THE MAP
Homicides in Chicago
The Tribune is committed to writing about every homicide in the city. This list of the fallen links to each person’s story, as well as displaying a city-wide view of homicide this year.SEE THE MAP
Chicago Under the Gun
Tribune photographers are documenting how gun violence shocks and destabilizes neighborhoods. This ongoing special report contains photo galleries, videos and overnight accounts of crimes.READ THE STORIES
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