Neighborhood overview

Lower West Side, Chicago

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

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Safety Index

Lower West Side reports close to Chicago's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    648 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (-10%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+98%)

  • Property

    3,898 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+2%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+152%)

~33,446 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 (139 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (37% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 8 week-over-week (0 this week, 8 the week before).
  • · property reports down 17 week-over-week (0 this week, 17 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Lower West Side occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 37% 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.