Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department

Crime in Englewood, Chicago

The violent crime rate in Englewood is 7,696 per 100,000 residents per year, 209% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 2 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.

Aerial photo of the Englewood community area in Chicago, with its boundary outlined. — Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2019, public domain

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

7,696 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,785 reported in the last 12 months

+209% vs. Chicago (2,494)

Property crime

6,562 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,522 reported in the last 12 months

+66% vs. Chicago (3,944)

All reported

15,861 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,679 reported in the last 12 months

+131% vs. Chicago (6,855)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 23,195 for Englewood. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where Englewood sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate

rank 2 of 75

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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 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.

Englewood is among the highest in the city: rank 2 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Greater Grand Crossing (8,091), West Garfield Park (7,572), Washington Park (7,504).

Blocks with the most violent incidents

12 months to Sep 2026

Block	Violent	Property	Share of area’s violent
01065XX S Lowe Ave	39	9	2%
02002XX W 63rd St	36	16	2%
03003XX W 64th St	35	14	2%
04068XX S Normal Blvd	30	12	2%
05064XX S Lowe Ave	24	20	1%
06011XX W 63rd St	21	6	1%
07007XX W Garfield Blvd	18	16	1%
08062XX S Sangamon St	17	10	1%
09071XX S Normal Blvd	16	17	1%
10008XX W 63rd St	14	19	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 14% of Englewood’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

Violent crimes in Englewood by month
Month	Violent crimes in Englewood
Oct 2025	185
Nov 2025	130
Dec 2025	147
Jan 2026	111
Feb 2026	113
Mar 2026	130
Apr 2026	151
May 2026	183
Jun 2026	170
Jul 2026	132
Aug 2026	158
Sep 2026	175

When crime happens in Englewood

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Englewood happened between noon and 10 pm. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 3 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.

See the numbers by hour

Violent crime in Englewood by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	7	31	38
7 am	21	30	51
8 am	17	42	59
9 am	17	53	70
10 am	23	56	79
11 am	20	47	67
12 pm	21	74	95
1 pm	15	61	76
2 pm	19	62	81
3 pm	35	81	116
4 pm	24	69	93
5 pm	28	66	94
6 pm	33	62	95
7 pm	24	68	92
8 pm	17	61	78
9 pm	31	65	96
10 pm	24	45	69
11 pm	36	49	85
12 am	35	61	96
1 am	22	45	67
2 am	30	28	58
3 am	21	26	47
4 am	23	17	40
5 am	11	15	26
Total with a known time	554	1,214	1,768

Property crime in Englewood by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	14	32	46
7 am	17	34	51
8 am	17	43	60
9 am	27	48	75
10 am	23	47	70
11 am	15	34	49
12 pm	26	59	85
1 pm	23	48	71
2 pm	18	44	62
3 pm	21	46	67
4 pm	15	35	50
5 pm	23	44	67
6 pm	23	53	76
7 pm	17	36	53
8 pm	22	34	56
9 pm	19	39	58
10 pm	22	65	87
11 pm	16	47	63
12 am	26	42	68
1 am	27	33	60
2 am	17	33	50
3 am	26	36	62
4 am	17	33	50
5 am	8	28	36
Total with a known time	479	993	1,472

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. Chicago
Assault and batteryViolent	1,661	7,161	+211%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent	103	444	+152%
HomicideViolent	21	91	+482%
Property damage and arsonProperty	496	2,138	+128%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty	461	1,987	+21%
Vehicle theftProperty	345	1,487	+123%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty	138	595	+22%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty	82	354	+68%
Drug offensesOther	200	862	+264%
Weapons offensesOther	172	742	+314%

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: October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
Population: 23,195 residents, 2020 Census
City page: Crime in Chicago, IL
All community areas: Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate