Crime in Near North Side, Chicago

About 204,131 people work in Near North Side, 1.9 times its 107,331 residents (Census jobs data, 2023). The rates divide by residents only, so they run high here: most people in Near North Side on a weekday live somewhere else. The counts, and how they change from year to year, say more than the rate.

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 107,331 for Near North Side. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 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 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.

Near North Side is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 37 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: O'Hare (2,181), Rogers Park (2,123), Near South Side (2,080), Uptown (1,956).

“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 21% of Near North Side’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.