Violent crime
6,205 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,858 reported in the last 12 months
+149% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
Crime in Chatham, Chicago
The violent crime rate in Chatham is 6,205 per 100,000 residents per year, 149% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 6 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
7,127 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,134 reported in the last 12 months
+81% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
14,040 per 100,000 residents, per year
4,204 reported in the last 12 months
+105% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 29,942 for Chatham. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Chatham sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 6 of 75Loading map…
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.
Chatham is among the highest in the city: rank 6 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Washington Park (7,504), North Lawndale (6,496), East Garfield Park (5,875), South Shore (5,496).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01082XX S Ellis Ave | 57 | 31 | 3% |
| 020000X W 79th St | 42 | 14 | 2% |
| 030000X W 87th St | 38 | 36 | 2% |
| 04083XX S Cottage Grove Ave | 36 | 25 | 2% |
| 05081XX S Drexel Ave | 35 | 27 | 2% |
| 06001XX W 87th St | 33 | 61 | 2% |
| 07082XX S Ingleside Ave | 30 | 17 | 2% |
| 08081XX S Ingleside Ave | 26 | 25 | 1% |
| 09079XX S Wabash Ave | 25 | 35 | 1% |
| 10002XX W 87th St | 25 | 27 | 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 19% of Chatham’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Chatham |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 164 |
| Nov 2025 | 126 |
| Dec 2025 | 150 |
| Jan 2026 | 142 |
| Feb 2026 | 133 |
| Mar 2026 | 153 |
| Apr 2026 | 166 |
| May 2026 | 174 |
| Jun 2026 | 164 |
| Jul 2026 | 168 |
| Aug 2026 | 159 |
| Sep 2026 | 159 |
When crime happens in Chatham
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Chatham happened between 9 am and 8 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm
Property crime busiest hour noon
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.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| 7 am | 12 | 40 | 52 |
| 8 am | 27 | 54 | 81 |
| 9 am | 19 | 65 | 84 |
| 10 am | 21 | 65 | 86 |
| 11 am | 15 | 78 | 93 |
| 12 pm | 23 | 61 | 84 |
| 1 pm | 18 | 52 | 70 |
| 2 pm | 21 | 60 | 81 |
| 3 pm | 27 | 67 | 94 |
| 4 pm | 21 | 83 | 104 |
| 5 pm | 22 | 72 | 94 |
| 6 pm | 29 | 60 | 89 |
| 7 pm | 31 | 73 | 104 |
| 8 pm | 23 | 56 | 79 |
| 9 pm | 23 | 50 | 73 |
| 10 pm | 26 | 53 | 79 |
| 11 pm | 33 | 55 | 88 |
| 12 am | 26 | 66 | 92 |
| 1 am | 34 | 51 | 85 |
| 2 am | 25 | 43 | 68 |
| 3 am | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 4 am | 12 | 30 | 42 |
| 5 am | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Total with a known time | 532 | 1,301 | 1,833 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 10 | 35 | 45 |
| 7 am | 16 | 56 | 72 |
| 8 am | 17 | 57 | 74 |
| 9 am | 24 | 67 | 91 |
| 10 am | 27 | 66 | 93 |
| 11 am | 22 | 70 | 92 |
| 12 pm | 42 | 84 | 126 |
| 1 pm | 25 | 55 | 80 |
| 2 pm | 33 | 62 | 95 |
| 3 pm | 26 | 68 | 94 |
| 4 pm | 34 | 77 | 111 |
| 5 pm | 33 | 65 | 98 |
| 6 pm | 25 | 77 | 102 |
| 7 pm | 23 | 76 | 99 |
| 8 pm | 21 | 75 | 96 |
| 9 pm | 15 | 57 | 72 |
| 10 pm | 44 | 61 | 105 |
| 11 pm | 29 | 58 | 87 |
| 12 am | 30 | 73 | 103 |
| 1 am | 26 | 55 | 81 |
| 2 am | 20 | 38 | 58 |
| 3 am | 18 | 46 | 64 |
| 4 am | 16 | 51 | 67 |
| 5 am | 13 | 45 | 58 |
| Total with a known time | 589 | 1,474 | 2,063 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 1,689 | 5,641 | +145% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 160 | 534 | +203% |
| HomicideViolent | 9 | 30 | +93% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 794 | 2,652 | +62% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 585 | 1,954 | +108% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 392 | 1,309 | +96% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 182 | 608 | +24% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 181 | 605 | +187% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 106 | 354 | +97% |
| Drug offensesOther | 106 | 354 | +49% |
Source and dates
ijzp-q8t2- Source
- Chicago Police Department, via City of Chicago Data Portal (dataset ijzp-q8t2), aggregated by community area
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 29,942 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL
- All community areas
- Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate