Violent crime
3,117 per 100,000 residents, per year
350 reported in the last 12 months
+34% vs. Chicago (2,320)
Data through August 2026. Source: Chicago Police Department
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.
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.
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).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01087XX S Stony Island Ave | 19 | 15 | 5% |
| 02023XX E 93rd St | 15 | 17 | 4% |
| 03093XX S Luella Ave | 11 | 4 | 3% |
| 04092XX S Stony Island Ave | 10 | 19 | 3% |
| 05089XX S Stony Island Ave | 8 | 22 | 2% |
| 06020XX E 93rd St | 7 | 3 | 2% |
| 07089XX S Cregier Ave | 6 | 7 | 2% |
| 08014XX E 87th St | 6 | 6 | 2% |
| 09015XX E 93rd St | 6 | 5 | 2% |
| 10092XX S Harper Ave | 6 | 5 | 2% |
“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.
| Month | Violent crimes in Calumet Heights |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 41 |
| Oct 2025 | 22 |
| Nov 2025 | 24 |
| Dec 2025 | 25 |
| Jan 2026 | 29 |
| Feb 2026 | 18 |
| Mar 2026 | 25 |
| Apr 2026 | 31 |
| May 2026 | 43 |
| Jun 2026 | 24 |
| Jul 2026 | 32 |
| Aug 2026 | 36 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 346 | 3,081 | +34% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 36 | +123% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 287 | 2,556 | +2% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 167 | 1,487 | +124% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 159 | 1,416 | +50% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 45 | 401 | +121% |
| Drug offensesOther | 13 | 116 | −51% |