Neighborhood overview
Calumet Heights, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Calumet Heights in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Calumet Heights reports higher per-capita rates than Chicago citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,214 / 100k local
vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (+69%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+270%)
Property
4,786 / 100k local
vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+26%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+209%)
~11,229 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~91 days · newest report 5/15/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (72 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports down 6 week-over-week (0 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports down 3 week-over-week (0 this week, 3 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.