Violent crime
7,508 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,188 reported in the last 12 months
+224% vs. Chicago (2,320)
Data through August 2026. Source: Chicago Police Department
Crime in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago
The violent crime rate in Greater Grand Crossing is 7,508 per 100,000 residents per year, 224% above Chicago as a whole (2,320). It ranks 2 of 77 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
8,297 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,418 reported in the last 12 months
+101% vs. Chicago (4,121)
All reported
17,188 per 100,000 residents, per year
5,009 reported in the last 12 months
+151% vs. Chicago (6,859)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 29,143 for Greater Grand Crossing. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Greater Grand Crossing sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 2 of 77Loading 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 rateArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Greater Grand Crossing is among the highest in the city: rank 2 of 77. Nearby in the ranking: Fuller Park (9,296), Washington Park (7,098), Englewood (7,036).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Aug 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01064XX S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr | 88 | 63 | 4% |
| 02065XX S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr | 83 | 47 | 4% |
| 03063XX S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr | 69 | 58 | 3% |
| 040000X W 71st St | 35 | 21 | 2% |
| 050000X W 69th St | 34 | 21 | 2% |
| 06068XX S Perry Ave | 32 | 24 | 1% |
| 07075XX S Stewart Ave | 26 | 21 | 1% |
| 08074XX S Eberhart Ave | 22 | 12 | 1% |
| 09071XX S Vincennes Ave | 20 | 12 | 1% |
| 10069XX S State St | 20 | 9 | 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 20% of Greater Grand Crossing’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| Month | Violent crimes in Greater Grand Crossing |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 188 |
| Oct 2025 | 183 |
| Nov 2025 | 190 |
| Dec 2025 | 159 |
| Jan 2026 | 164 |
| Feb 2026 | 139 |
| Mar 2026 | 204 |
| Apr 2026 | 210 |
| May 2026 | 194 |
| Jun 2026 | 175 |
| Jul 2026 | 192 |
| Aug 2026 | 190 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 2,164 | 7,425 | +222% |
| HomicideViolent | 24 | 82 | +415% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,268 | 4,351 | +73% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 707 | 2,426 | +157% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 443 | 1,520 | +129% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 243 | 834 | +361% |
| Drug offensesOther | 160 | 549 | +132% |
Source and dates
ijzp-q8t2- 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
- 29,143 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL