Violent crime
3,370 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,350 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
The violent crime rate in New City is 3,370 per 100,000 residents per year, 35% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 25 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.

Violent crime
3,370 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,350 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Property crime
3,504 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,404 reported in the last 12 months
−11% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
7,343 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,942 reported in the last 12 months
+7% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 40,065 for New City. 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.
New City is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 25 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Douglas (3,632), Oakland (3,532), Humboldt Park (3,300), Calumet Heights (3,215).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01045XX S Wood St | 22 | 9 | 2% |
| 02014XX W 47th St | 18 | 21 | 1% |
| 03046XX S Ashland Ave | 17 | 34 | 1% |
| 04048XX S Elizabeth St | 14 | 7 | 1% |
| 05048XX S Wood St | 14 | 2 | 1% |
| 06046XX S Halsted St | 12 | 31 | 1% |
| 07039XX S Ashland Ave | 12 | 5 | 1% |
| 08047XX S Marshfield Ave | 12 | 5 | 1% |
| 09047XX S Halsted St | 11 | 33 | 1% |
| 10015XX W 47th St | 11 | 17 | 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 11% of New City’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in New City |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 118 |
| Nov 2025 | 105 |
| Dec 2025 | 119 |
| Jan 2026 | 91 |
| Feb 2026 | 105 |
| Mar 2026 | 125 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 |
| May 2026 | 132 |
| Jun 2026 | 107 |
| Jul 2026 | 132 |
| Aug 2026 | 101 |
| Sep 2026 | 105 |
In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in New City happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Saturday and Sunday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm
Property crime busiest hour 5 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; 3% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 am | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| 8 am | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| 9 am | 9 | 31 | 40 |
| 10 am | 14 | 32 | 46 |
| 11 am | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| 12 pm | 18 | 46 | 64 |
| 1 pm | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| 2 pm | 19 | 48 | 67 |
| 3 pm | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| 4 pm | 16 | 66 | 82 |
| 5 pm | 17 | 49 | 66 |
| 6 pm | 24 | 51 | 75 |
| 7 pm | 24 | 56 | 80 |
| 8 pm | 28 | 45 | 73 |
| 9 pm | 24 | 40 | 64 |
| 10 pm | 28 | 46 | 74 |
| 11 pm | 25 | 44 | 69 |
| 12 am | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| 1 am | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| 2 am | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 am | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 4 am | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 am | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Total with a known time | 451 | 876 | 1,327 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 7 am | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 8 am | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 9 am | 8 | 35 | 43 |
| 10 am | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| 11 am | 18 | 40 | 58 |
| 12 pm | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| 1 pm | 17 | 41 | 58 |
| 2 pm | 18 | 45 | 63 |
| 3 pm | 24 | 49 | 73 |
| 4 pm | 12 | 37 | 49 |
| 5 pm | 16 | 63 | 79 |
| 6 pm | 19 | 60 | 79 |
| 7 pm | 24 | 43 | 67 |
| 8 pm | 19 | 41 | 60 |
| 9 pm | 22 | 34 | 56 |
| 10 pm | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| 11 pm | 20 | 45 | 65 |
| 12 am | 21 | 32 | 53 |
| 1 am | 19 | 43 | 62 |
| 2 am | 15 | 44 | 59 |
| 3 am | 11 | 36 | 47 |
| 4 am | 20 | 39 | 59 |
| 5 am | 20 | 36 | 56 |
| Total with a known time | 410 | 948 | 1,358 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 1,231 | 3,073 | +33% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 107 | 267 | +51% |
| HomicideViolent | 12 | 30 | +93% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 495 | 1,235 | −25% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 398 | 993 | +6% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 230 | 574 | −14% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 181 | 452 | −8% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 100 | 250 | +18% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 110 | 275 | +53% |
| Drug offensesOther | 78 | 195 | −18% |