Violent crime
4,589 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,009 reported in the last 12 months
+84% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
The violent crime rate in Auburn Gresham is 4,589 per 100,000 residents per year, 84% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 15 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.

Violent crime
4,589 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,009 reported in the last 12 months
+84% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Property crime
5,827 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,551 reported in the last 12 months
+48% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
10,996 per 100,000 residents, per year
4,814 reported in the last 12 months
+60% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 43,779 for Auburn Gresham. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Auburn Gresham is among the highest in the city: rank 15 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Pullman (4,760), Roseland (4,657), Austin (4,338), West Pullman (4,204).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01078XX S Sangamon St | 26 | 11 | 1% |
| 02079XX S Ashland Ave | 21 | 14 | 1% |
| 03012XX W 76th St | 20 | 10 | 1% |
| 04078XX S Halsted St | 19 | 19 | 1% |
| 05076XX S May St | 19 | 11 | 1% |
| 06079XX S Wood St | 19 | 11 | 1% |
| 07083XX S Ashland Ave | 19 | 8 | 1% |
| 08079XX S Halsted St | 18 | 9 | 1% |
| 09013XX W 76th St | 17 | 24 | 1% |
| 10077XX S Emerald Ave | 17 | 12 | 1% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 51XX W Madison St), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 10% of Auburn Gresham’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in Auburn Gresham |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 170 |
| Nov 2025 | 160 |
| Dec 2025 | 143 |
| Jan 2026 | 127 |
| Feb 2026 | 157 |
| Mar 2026 | 130 |
| Apr 2026 | 158 |
| May 2026 | 191 |
| Jun 2026 | 164 |
| Jul 2026 | 197 |
| Aug 2026 | 203 |
| Sep 2026 | 209 |
In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Auburn Gresham happened between 11 am and 10 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm
Property crime busiest hour 10 pm
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Chicago Police Department; 2% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| 7 am | 4 | 45 | 49 |
| 8 am | 23 | 54 | 77 |
| 9 am | 33 | 65 | 98 |
| 10 am | 19 | 62 | 81 |
| 11 am | 39 | 61 | 100 |
| 12 pm | 23 | 84 | 107 |
| 1 pm | 31 | 57 | 88 |
| 2 pm | 23 | 68 | 91 |
| 3 pm | 31 | 67 | 98 |
| 4 pm | 36 | 80 | 116 |
| 5 pm | 31 | 71 | 102 |
| 6 pm | 26 | 74 | 100 |
| 7 pm | 29 | 61 | 90 |
| 8 pm | 26 | 68 | 94 |
| 9 pm | 29 | 69 | 98 |
| 10 pm | 12 | 73 | 85 |
| 11 pm | 38 | 60 | 98 |
| 12 am | 39 | 62 | 101 |
| 1 am | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| 2 am | 24 | 41 | 65 |
| 3 am | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 4 am | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 5 am | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Total with a known time | 604 | 1,381 | 1,985 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 17 | 46 | 63 |
| 7 am | 15 | 51 | 66 |
| 8 am | 30 | 80 | 110 |
| 9 am | 47 | 82 | 129 |
| 10 am | 25 | 76 | 101 |
| 11 am | 32 | 73 | 105 |
| 12 pm | 35 | 91 | 126 |
| 1 pm | 26 | 70 | 96 |
| 2 pm | 31 | 65 | 96 |
| 3 pm | 31 | 75 | 106 |
| 4 pm | 28 | 68 | 96 |
| 5 pm | 28 | 70 | 98 |
| 6 pm | 33 | 84 | 117 |
| 7 pm | 26 | 87 | 113 |
| 8 pm | 23 | 94 | 117 |
| 9 pm | 26 | 75 | 101 |
| 10 pm | 37 | 95 | 132 |
| 11 pm | 35 | 88 | 123 |
| 12 am | 34 | 77 | 111 |
| 1 am | 47 | 79 | 126 |
| 2 am | 22 | 70 | 92 |
| 3 am | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| 4 am | 19 | 57 | 76 |
| 5 am | 18 | 59 | 77 |
| Total with a known time | 690 | 1,787 | 2,477 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 1,877 | 4,287 | +86% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 108 | 247 | +40% |
| HomicideViolent | 24 | 55 | +253% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 853 | 1,948 | +108% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 834 | 1,905 | +16% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 520 | 1,188 | +78% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 176 | 402 | −18% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 168 | 384 | +82% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 133 | 304 | +69% |
| Drug offensesOther | 121 | 276 | +17% |