Violent crime
1,445 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,274 reported in the last 12 months
−42% vs. Chicago (2,494)
Data through September 2026, Chicago Police Department
Crime in West Town, Chicago
The violent crime rate in West Town is 1,445 per 100,000 residents per year, 42% below Chicago as a whole (2,494). It ranks 53 of 75 community areas, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
5,281 per 100,000 residents, per year
4,656 reported in the last 12 months
+34% vs. Chicago (3,944)
All reported
6,871 per 100,000 residents, per year
6,058 reported in the last 12 months
no change vs. Chicago (6,855)
Rates use the 2020 Census population of 88,164 for West Town. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where West Town sits in Chicago, and where incidents concentrate
rank 53 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 Town is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 53 of 75. Nearby in the ranking: Ashburn (1,459), Beverly (1,450), West Lawn (1,412), Edgewater (1,370).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01022XX W Division St | 36 | 14 | 3% |
| 02009XX N Ashland Ave | 22 | 9 | 2% |
| 03016XX W Division St | 21 | 155 | 2% |
| 04014XX N Milwaukee Ave | 19 | 38 | 1% |
| 05012XX N Milwaukee Ave | 18 | 24 | 1% |
| 06025XX W Division St | 18 | 1 | 1% |
| 07010XX N Francisco Ave | 17 | 17 | 1% |
| 08015XX N Damen Ave | 15 | 32 | 1% |
| 09011XX N Western Ave | 15 | 19 | 1% |
| 10012XX N California Ave | 15 | 12 | 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 15% of West Town’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 Town |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 104 |
| Nov 2025 | 89 |
| Dec 2025 | 94 |
| Jan 2026 | 96 |
| Feb 2026 | 104 |
| Mar 2026 | 96 |
| Apr 2026 | 117 |
| May 2026 | 134 |
| Jun 2026 | 112 |
| Jul 2026 | 108 |
| Aug 2026 | 110 |
| Sep 2026 | 110 |
When crime happens in West Town
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in West Town happened between 2 pm and midnight. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 3 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 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 7 am | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 8 am | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 9 am | 16 | 48 | 64 |
| 10 am | 16 | 43 | 59 |
| 11 am | 18 | 45 | 63 |
| 12 pm | 10 | 32 | 42 |
| 1 pm | 17 | 37 | 54 |
| 2 pm | 24 | 52 | 76 |
| 3 pm | 22 | 72 | 94 |
| 4 pm | 16 | 46 | 62 |
| 5 pm | 15 | 61 | 76 |
| 6 pm | 21 | 46 | 67 |
| 7 pm | 21 | 35 | 56 |
| 8 pm | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| 9 pm | 11 | 49 | 60 |
| 10 pm | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| 11 pm | 22 | 48 | 70 |
| 12 am | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| 1 am | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 am | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 am | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 am | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 am | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Total with a known time | 394 | 866 | 1,260 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 20 | 97 | 117 |
| 7 am | 38 | 86 | 124 |
| 8 am | 40 | 113 | 153 |
| 9 am | 32 | 90 | 122 |
| 10 am | 47 | 108 | 155 |
| 11 am | 51 | 123 | 174 |
| 12 pm | 85 | 155 | 240 |
| 1 pm | 61 | 145 | 206 |
| 2 pm | 54 | 158 | 212 |
| 3 pm | 67 | 153 | 220 |
| 4 pm | 66 | 161 | 227 |
| 5 pm | 84 | 195 | 279 |
| 6 pm | 93 | 211 | 304 |
| 7 pm | 110 | 198 | 308 |
| 8 pm | 81 | 178 | 259 |
| 9 pm | 86 | 158 | 244 |
| 10 pm | 69 | 156 | 225 |
| 11 pm | 69 | 117 | 186 |
| 12 am | 57 | 107 | 164 |
| 1 am | 43 | 83 | 126 |
| 2 am | 47 | 91 | 138 |
| 3 am | 40 | 101 | 141 |
| 4 am | 46 | 79 | 125 |
| 5 am | 39 | 72 | 111 |
| Total with a known time | 1,425 | 3,135 | 4,560 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Chicago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 1,178 | 1,336 | −42% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 91 | 103 | −41% |
| HomicideViolent | 5 | 5.7 | −64% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 1,811 | 2,054 | +25% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 955 | 1,083 | +122% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 874 | 991 | +6% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 830 | 941 | +41% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 186 | 211 | no change |
| Weapons offensesOther | 71 | 81 | −55% |
| Drug offensesOther | 57 | 65 | −73% |
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
- 88,164 residents, 2020 Census
- City page
- Crime in Chicago, IL
- All community areas
- Chicago neighborhoods by reported crime rate