Neighborhood overview

East Side, Chicago

Recent police-feed safety data for East Side in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.

B

Safety Index

East Side reports below Chicago's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    636 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (-12%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+94%)

  • Property

    1,927 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (-49%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+24%)

~22,687 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 (54 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (35% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (0 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · property reports down 2 week-over-week (0 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (0 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · Most reports in East Side occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 35% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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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.