Violent crime
622 per 100,000 residents, per year
224 reported in the last 12 months
−75% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
Crime in North Center, Chicago
The violent crime rate in North Center is 622 per 100,000 residents per year, 75% below Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 73 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,180 per 100,000 residents, per year
785 reported in the last 12 months
−45% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
2,838 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,022 reported in the last 12 months
−59% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 36,014 for North Center. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where North Center sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 73 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.
North Center is among the lowest in the city: rank 73 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Mount Greenwood (682), Norwood Park (635), Edison Park (528), Forest Glen (437).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01028XX N Leavitt St | 8 | 7 | 4% |
| 02042XX N Lincoln Ave | 8 | 6 | 4% |
| 03033XX N Western Ave | 7 | 15 | 3% |
| 04029XX N Clybourn Ave | 6 | 13 | 3% |
| 05033XX N Damen Ave | 6 | 2 | 3% |
| 06040XX N Lincoln Ave | 5 | 14 | 2% |
| 07028XX N Clybourn Ave | 5 | 11 | 2% |
| 08034XX N Western Ave | 5 | 9 | 2% |
| 09031XX N Western Ave | 5 | 1 | 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 9 account for 25% of North Center’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 North Center |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 25 |
| Nov 2025 | 22 |
| Dec 2025 | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 25 |
| Feb 2026 | 21 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 |
| Apr 2026 | 29 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 19 |
| Aug 2026 | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 15 |
When crime happens in North Center
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in North Center happened between noon and 10 pm. Friday had the most.
Property crime busiest hour 6 pm
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
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 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 am | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 8 am | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| 9 am | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 10 am | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 11 am | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 12 pm | 11 | 32 | 43 |
| 1 pm | 10 | 36 | 46 |
| 2 pm | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 3 pm | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| 4 pm | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 5 pm | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 6 pm | 15 | 32 | 47 |
| 7 pm | 19 | 26 | 45 |
| 8 pm | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 9 pm | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 10 pm | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| 11 pm | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 12 am | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 1 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 am | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 am | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 am | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Total with a known time | 246 | 520 | 766 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 209 | 580 | −75% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 14 | 39 | −78% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 2.8 | −82% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 326 | 905 | −45% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 175 | 486 | −48% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 127 | 353 | −28% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 116 | 322 | −52% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 41 | 114 | −46% |
| Drug offensesOther | 9 | 25 | −89% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 4 | 11 | −94% |
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
- 36,014 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL
- All community areas
- Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate