Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department

Crime in South Lawndale, Chicago

The violent crime rate in South Lawndale is 1,865 per 100,000 residents per year, 25% below Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 40 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.

Aerial photo of the South 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

1,865 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,303 reported in the last 12 months

−25% vs. Chicago (2,494)

Property crime

1,925 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,345 reported in the last 12 months

−51% vs. Chicago (3,944)

All reported

4,128 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,885 reported in the last 12 months

−40% vs. Chicago (6,855)

Rates use the 2020 Census population of 69,884 for South Lawndale. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where South Lawndale sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate

rank 40 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.

South Lawndale is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 40 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Near South Side (2,080), Uptown (1,956), Gage Park (1,818), East Side (1,804).

Blocks with the most violent incidents

12 months to Sep 2026

Block	Violent	Property	Share of area’s violent
01028XX W 19th St	24	20	2%
02025XX S Kedzie Ave	19	9	1%
03026XX S California Ave	19	6	1%
04030XX W 21st Pl	17	17	1%
05028XX W Cermak Rd	15	10	1%
06036XX W 26th St	14	14	1%
07037XX W 26th St	14	11	1%
08040XX W 26th St	14	11	1%
09043XX W 26th St	14	5	1%
10041XX W 26th St	14	3	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 South 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 South Lawndale by month
Month	Violent crimes in South Lawndale
Oct 2025	117
Nov 2025	128
Dec 2025	83
Jan 2026	73
Feb 2026	95
Mar 2026	113
Apr 2026	109
May 2026	119
Jun 2026	108
Jul 2026	108
Aug 2026	127
Sep 2026	123

When crime happens in South Lawndale

12 months to Sep 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in South Lawndale happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Saturday and Sunday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 11 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; 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

Violent crime in South Lawndale by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	8	12	20
7 am	9	16	25
8 am	19	29	48
9 am	12	26	38
10 am	18	32	50
11 am	20	39	59
12 pm	17	44	61
1 pm	17	32	49
2 pm	20	39	59
3 pm	17	50	67
4 pm	21	48	69
5 pm	18	45	63
6 pm	15	45	60
7 pm	21	38	59
8 pm	17	44	61
9 pm	12	47	59
10 pm	23	43	66
11 pm	30	49	79
12 am	24	44	68
1 am	20	34	54
2 am	18	31	49
3 am	36	19	55
4 am	23	22	45
5 am	13	12	25
Total with a known time	448	840	1,288

Property crime in South Lawndale by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	7	31	38
7 am	8	33	41
8 am	12	41	53
9 am	21	38	59
10 am	14	36	50
11 am	19	43	62
12 pm	25	63	88
1 pm	14	37	51
2 pm	15	49	64
3 pm	17	40	57
4 pm	13	39	52
5 pm	26	55	81
6 pm	19	50	69
7 pm	15	41	56
8 pm	15	44	59
9 pm	14	45	59
10 pm	26	42	68
11 pm	19	36	55
12 am	17	33	50
1 am	23	21	44
2 am	18	26	44
3 am	17	23	40
4 am	15	31	46
5 am	6	25	31
Total with a known time	395	922	1,317

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. Chicago
Assault and batteryViolent	1,207	1,727	−25%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent	79	113	−36%
HomicideViolent	17	24	+56%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty	557	797	−51%
Property damage and arsonProperty	408	584	−38%
Vehicle theftProperty	178	255	−62%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty	130	186	−62%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty	72	103	−51%
Weapons offensesOther	129	185	+3%
Drug offensesOther	108	155	−35%

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: 69,884 residents, 2020 Census
City page: Crime in Chicago, IL
All community areas: Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate