Neighborhood overview
Hegewisch, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Hegewisch in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Hegewisch reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
589 / 100k local
vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (-18%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+80%)
Property
2,809 / 100k local
vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (-26%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+81%)
~8,853 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 (36 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (0 this week, 5 the week before).
- · property reports down 7 week-over-week (0 this week, 7 the week before).
- · Most reports in Hegewisch occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 33% 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.