Violent crime
7,504 per 100,000 residents, per year
924 reported in the last 12 months
+201% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
Crime in Washington Park, Chicago
The violent crime rate in Washington Park is 7,504 per 100,000 residents per year, 201% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 4 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
7,244 per 100,000 residents, per year
892 reported in the last 12 months
+84% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
16,267 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,003 reported in the last 12 months
+137% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 12,313 for Washington Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Washington Park sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 4 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.
Washington Park is among the highest in the city: rank 4 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Englewood (7,696), West Garfield Park (7,572), North Lawndale (6,496), Chatham (6,205).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01062XX S Michigan Ave | 57 | 32 | 6% |
| 02061XX S Indiana Ave | 44 | 22 | 5% |
| 03058XX S Michigan Ave | 34 | 26 | 4% |
| 04062XX S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr | 30 | 16 | 3% |
| 050000X E Garfield Blvd | 29 | 23 | 3% |
| 06060XX S Prairie Ave | 27 | 15 | 3% |
| 07056XX S Michigan Ave | 26 | 19 | 3% |
| 08051XX S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr | 26 | 18 | 3% |
| 09057XX S Michigan Ave | 26 | 11 | 3% |
| 10056XX S Wabash Ave | 23 | 23 | 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 35% of Washington Park’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 Washington Park |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 66 |
| Nov 2025 | 68 |
| Dec 2025 | 69 |
| Jan 2026 | 64 |
| Feb 2026 | 65 |
| Mar 2026 | 80 |
| Apr 2026 | 77 |
| May 2026 | 83 |
| Jun 2026 | 84 |
| Jul 2026 | 94 |
| Aug 2026 | 88 |
| Sep 2026 | 86 |
When crime happens in Washington Park
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Washington Park happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Friday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 6 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 | 12 | 15 |
| 7 am | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 8 am | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| 9 am | 8 | 32 | 40 |
| 10 am | 9 | 29 | 38 |
| 11 am | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 12 pm | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 1 pm | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 pm | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| 4 pm | 10 | 39 | 49 |
| 5 pm | 12 | 37 | 49 |
| 6 pm | 12 | 40 | 52 |
| 7 pm | 14 | 38 | 52 |
| 8 pm | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| 9 pm | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 10 pm | 13 | 39 | 52 |
| 11 pm | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| 12 am | 18 | 31 | 49 |
| 1 am | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 am | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 am | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 4 am | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 am | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Total with a known time | 288 | 629 | 917 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 9 | 24 | 33 |
| 7 am | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 8 am | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 9 am | 12 | 32 | 44 |
| 10 am | 9 | 28 | 37 |
| 11 am | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 12 pm | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| 1 pm | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 pm | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 pm | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| 4 pm | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 5 pm | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| 6 pm | 7 | 39 | 46 |
| 7 pm | 13 | 36 | 49 |
| 8 pm | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| 9 pm | 10 | 31 | 41 |
| 10 pm | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 11 pm | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 12 am | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 1 am | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 2 am | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 3 am | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 am | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 5 am | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| Total with a known time | 232 | 632 | 864 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 868 | 7,049 | +206% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 51 | 414 | +135% |
| HomicideViolent | 5 | 41 | +161% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 267 | 2,168 | +131% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 239 | 1,941 | +18% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 226 | 1,835 | +175% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 116 | 942 | +93% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 44 | 357 | +69% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 116 | 942 | +426% |
| Drug offensesOther | 71 | 577 | +143% |
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
- 12,313 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL
- All community areas
- Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate