Neighborhood overview

Near North Side, Chicago

Recent police-feed safety data for Near North 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

Near North Side reports close to Chicago's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    624 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (-13%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+90%)

  • Property

    4,970 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+30%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+221%)

~107,331 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 (546 reports in the last 30 days)

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

  • · violent / persons reports down 20 week-over-week (0 this week, 20 the week before).
  • · property reports down 74 week-over-week (0 this week, 74 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 6 week-over-week (0 this week, 6 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Near North Side occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 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.