Violent crime
2,080 per 100,000 residents, per year
634 reported in the last 12 months
−17% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
Crime in Near South Side, Chicago
The violent crime rate in Near South Side is 2,080 per 100,000 residents per year, 17% below Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 38 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
3,294 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,004 reported in the last 12 months
−16% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
5,662 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,726 reported in the last 12 months
−17% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 30,482 for Near South Side. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Near South Side sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 38 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.
Near South Side is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 38 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Rogers Park (2,123), Near North Side (2,105), Uptown (1,956), South Lawndale (1,865).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01012XX S Wabash Ave | 48 | 46 | 8% |
| 02020XX S Michigan Ave | 33 | 36 | 5% |
| 03025XX S Michigan Ave | 30 | 11 | 5% |
| 04012XX S Michigan Ave | 23 | 21 | 4% |
| 05014XX S Special Olympics Dr | 23 | 13 | 4% |
| 060000X E Cermak Rd | 17 | 15 | 3% |
| 07021XX S Michigan Ave | 16 | 22 | 3% |
| 08019XX S Archer Ave | 16 | 4 | 3% |
| 09015XX S Wabash Ave | 15 | 12 | 2% |
| 10022XX S Michigan Ave | 15 | 10 | 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 37% of Near South Side’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 Near South Side |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 57 |
| Nov 2025 | 36 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 |
| Jan 2026 | 52 |
| Feb 2026 | 43 |
| Mar 2026 | 47 |
| Apr 2026 | 54 |
| May 2026 | 62 |
| Jun 2026 | 66 |
| Jul 2026 | 53 |
| Aug 2026 | 58 |
| Sep 2026 | 66 |
When crime happens in Near South Side
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Near South Side happened between 1 pm and 11 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 8 pm
Property crime busiest hour 7 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
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 7 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 8 am | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 9 am | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 10 am | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 11 am | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 24 | 30 |
| 1 pm | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 pm | 2 | 29 | 31 |
| 3 pm | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 4 pm | 9 | 31 | 40 |
| 5 pm | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| 6 pm | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 7 pm | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 8 pm | 17 | 29 | 46 |
| 9 pm | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 10 pm | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 11 pm | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 12 am | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 1 am | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 am | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 am | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 am | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 am | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Total with a known time | 171 | 456 | 627 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| 7 am | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 8 am | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 9 am | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 10 am | 13 | 30 | 43 |
| 11 am | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| 12 pm | 14 | 35 | 49 |
| 1 pm | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| 2 pm | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 3 pm | 22 | 42 | 64 |
| 4 pm | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| 5 pm | 14 | 32 | 46 |
| 6 pm | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| 7 pm | 28 | 39 | 67 |
| 8 pm | 15 | 35 | 50 |
| 9 pm | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| 10 pm | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| 11 pm | 28 | 20 | 48 |
| 12 am | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| 1 am | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 am | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 am | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 4 am | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 am | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Total with a known time | 343 | 636 | 979 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 594 | 1,949 | −15% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 40 | 131 | −26% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 417 | 1,368 | −17% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 205 | 673 | −28% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 183 | 600 | −10% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 156 | 512 | +5% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 43 | 141 | −33% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 53 | 174 | −3% |
| Drug offensesOther | 35 | 115 | −52% |
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
- 30,482 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL
- All community areas
- Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate