Data through August 2026. Source: Chicago Police Department

Crime in Calumet Heights, Chicago

The violent crime rate in Calumet Heights is 3,117 per 100,000 residents per year, 34% above Chicago as a whole (2,320). It ranks 28 of 77 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

3,117 per 100,000 residents, per year

350 reported in the last 12 months

+34% vs. Chicago (2,320)

Property crime

5,459 per 100,000 residents, per year

613 reported in the last 12 months

+32% vs. Chicago (4,121)

All reported

9,093 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,021 reported in the last 12 months

+33% vs. Chicago (6,858)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 11,229 for Calumet Heights. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.

Where Calumet Heights sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate

rank 28 of 77
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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 rateArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.

Calumet Heights is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 28 of 77. Nearby in the ranking: Burnside (3,255), New City (3,162), Humboldt Park (3,029), Kenwood (2,970).

Blocks with the most violent incidents

12 months to Aug 2026
BlockViolentPropertyShare of area’s violent
01087XX S Stony Island Ave19155%
02023XX E 93rd St15174%
03093XX S Luella Ave1143%
04092XX S Stony Island Ave10193%
05089XX S Stony Island Ave8222%
06020XX E 93rd St732%
07089XX S Cregier Ave672%
08014XX E 87th St662%
09015XX E 93rd St652%
10092XX S Harper Ave652%

“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 27% of Calumet Heights’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.

Violent crime, month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violent crimes in Calumet Heights by month
MonthViolent crimes in Calumet Heights
Sep 202541
Oct 202522
Nov 202524
Dec 202525
Jan 202629
Feb 202618
Mar 202625
Apr 202631
May 202643
Jun 202624
Jul 202632
Aug 202636

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Chicago
Assault and batteryViolent3463,081+34%
HomicideViolent436+123%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty2872,556+2%
Vehicle theftProperty1671,487+124%
Property damage and arsonProperty1591,416+50%
Weapons offensesOther45401+121%
Drug offensesOther13116−51%

Source and dates

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Source
Chicago Police Department, via City of Chicago Data Portal (dataset ijzp-q8t2), aggregated by community area
Window
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
Population
11,229 residents, 2020 Census
City page
Crime in Chicago, IL