Violent crime
7,572 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,143 reported in the last 12 months
+204% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
Crime in West Garfield Park, Chicago
The violent crime rate in West Garfield Park is 7,572 per 100,000 residents per year, 204% above Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 3 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
7,220 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,090 reported in the last 12 months
+83% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
19,297 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,913 reported in the last 12 months
+182% vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 15,096 for West Garfield Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where West Garfield Park sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 3 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.
West Garfield Park is among the highest in the city: rank 3 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Greater Grand Crossing (8,091), Englewood (7,696), Washington Park (7,504), North Lawndale (6,496).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01001XX S Pulaski Rd | 23 | 7 | 2% |
| 02041XX W Washington Blvd | 21 | 16 | 2% |
| 030000X N Hamlin Blvd | 21 | 9 | 2% |
| 04040XX W Madison St | 20 | 16 | 2% |
| 05042XX W Wilcox St | 20 | 6 | 2% |
| 06039XX W Madison St | 18 | 9 | 2% |
| 07039XX W Van Buren St | 17 | 23 | 1% |
| 08042XX W Monroe St | 17 | 15 | 1% |
| 09044XX W Jackson Blvd | 17 | 5 | 1% |
| 10041XX W Jackson Blvd | 16 | 13 | 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 17% of West Garfield 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 West Garfield Park |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 107 |
| Nov 2025 | 85 |
| Dec 2025 | 79 |
| Jan 2026 | 72 |
| Feb 2026 | 69 |
| Mar 2026 | 80 |
| Apr 2026 | 102 |
| May 2026 | 108 |
| Jun 2026 | 112 |
| Jul 2026 | 116 |
| Aug 2026 | 99 |
| Sep 2026 | 114 |
When crime happens in West Garfield Park
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in West Garfield Park happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Saturday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 3 pm
Property crime busiest hour 11 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 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 7 am | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 8 am | 13 | 31 | 44 |
| 9 am | 9 | 37 | 46 |
| 10 am | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 11 am | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| 12 pm | 17 | 44 | 61 |
| 1 pm | 17 | 26 | 43 |
| 2 pm | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| 3 pm | 24 | 44 | 68 |
| 4 pm | 13 | 37 | 50 |
| 5 pm | 21 | 41 | 62 |
| 6 pm | 9 | 40 | 49 |
| 7 pm | 17 | 44 | 61 |
| 8 pm | 17 | 51 | 68 |
| 9 pm | 8 | 38 | 46 |
| 10 pm | 17 | 40 | 57 |
| 11 pm | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| 12 am | 19 | 41 | 60 |
| 1 am | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| 2 am | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 3 am | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 am | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 am | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Total with a known time | 374 | 762 | 1,136 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 7 am | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 8 am | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| 9 am | 18 | 35 | 53 |
| 10 am | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 11 am | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| 12 pm | 11 | 34 | 45 |
| 1 pm | 16 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 pm | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 3 pm | 10 | 43 | 53 |
| 4 pm | 15 | 43 | 58 |
| 5 pm | 15 | 36 | 51 |
| 6 pm | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| 7 pm | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| 8 pm | 15 | 33 | 48 |
| 9 pm | 18 | 22 | 40 |
| 10 pm | 19 | 39 | 58 |
| 11 pm | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| 12 am | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 1 am | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 2 am | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 3 am | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 am | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 5 am | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Total with a known time | 348 | 712 | 1,060 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 1,004 | 6,651 | +189% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 112 | 742 | +321% |
| HomicideViolent | 27 | 179 | +1050% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 351 | 2,325 | +42% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 345 | 2,285 | +144% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 268 | 1,775 | +166% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 64 | 424 | +101% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 62 | 411 | −16% |
| Drug offensesOther | 511 | 3,385 | +1328% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 169 | 1,120 | +525% |
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
- 15,096 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL
- All community areas
- Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate