Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department

Crime in North Lawndale, Chicago

The violent crime rate in North Lawndale is 6,496 per 100,000 residents per year, 160% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 5 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.

Aerial photo of the North Lawndale community area in Chicago, with its boundary outlined. — Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP 2019, public domain

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

6,496 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,206 reported in the last 12 months

+160% vs. Chicago (2,494)

Property crime

5,722 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,943 reported in the last 12 months

+45% vs. Chicago (3,944)

All reported

14,924 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,068 reported in the last 12 months

+118% vs. Chicago (6,855)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 33,958 for North Lawndale. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where North Lawndale sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate

rank 5 of 75

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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 Lawndale is among the highest in the city: rank 5 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: West Garfield Park (7,572), Washington Park (7,504), Chatham (6,205), East Garfield Park (5,875).

Blocks with the most violent incidents

12 months to Sep 2026

Block	Violent	Property	Share of area’s violent
01032XX W Roosevelt Rd	32	18	1%
02035XX W Roosevelt Rd	32	4	1%
03036XX W Fillmore St	31	14	1%
04015XX S Fairfield Ave	31	12	1%
05038XX W Roosevelt Rd	30	19	1%
06036XX W Douglas Blvd	27	18	1%
07039XX W Ogden Ave	27	12	1%
08039XX W Roosevelt Rd	27	12	1%
09027XX W Roosevelt Rd	25	9	1%
10016XX S Homan Ave	24	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 13% of North Lawndale’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

Violent crimes in North Lawndale by month
Month	Violent crimes in North Lawndale
Oct 2025	192
Nov 2025	188
Dec 2025	147
Jan 2026	161
Feb 2026	143
Mar 2026	167
Apr 2026	201
May 2026	197
Jun 2026	198
Jul 2026	198
Aug 2026	208
Sep 2026	206

When crime happens in North Lawndale

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in North Lawndale happened between 2 pm and midnight. Friday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 5 pm

Property crime busiest hour noon

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; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.

See the numbers by hour

Violent crime in North Lawndale by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	10	25	35
7 am	12	41	53
8 am	24	54	78
9 am	30	46	76
10 am	23	58	81
11 am	25	81	106
12 pm	24	66	90
1 pm	26	75	101
2 pm	28	70	98
3 pm	29	88	117
4 pm	37	87	124
5 pm	35	96	131
6 pm	30	95	125
7 pm	34	80	114
8 pm	39	84	123
9 pm	40	88	128
10 pm	39	66	105
11 pm	43	73	116
12 am	36	54	90
1 am	37	47	84
2 am	29	39	68
3 am	32	27	59
4 am	26	32	58
5 am	7	19	26
Total with a known time	695	1,491	2,186

Property crime in North Lawndale by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	13	36	49
7 am	17	45	62
8 am	19	57	76
9 am	23	63	86
10 am	19	74	93
11 am	27	56	83
12 pm	26	78	104
1 pm	24	50	74
2 pm	23	60	83
3 pm	29	72	101
4 pm	25	77	102
5 pm	31	52	83
6 pm	34	69	103
7 pm	21	63	84
8 pm	22	75	97
9 pm	24	68	92
10 pm	23	77	100
11 pm	25	52	77
12 am	23	40	63
1 am	26	43	69
2 am	24	35	59
3 am	30	41	71
4 am	20	30	50
5 am	17	26	43
Total with a known time	565	1,339	1,904

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. Chicago
Assault and batteryViolent	2,029	5,975	+160%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent	163	480	+172%
HomicideViolent	14	41	+165%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty	681	2,005	+22%
Property damage and arsonProperty	629	1,852	+98%
Vehicle theftProperty	396	1,166	+75%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty	145	427	−13%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty	92	271	+28%
Drug offensesOther	626	1,843	+677%
Weapons offensesOther	293	863	+381%

Source and dates

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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: 33,958 residents, 2020 Census
City page: Crime in Chicago, IL
All community areas: Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate