Neighborhood overview
Near West Side, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Near West Side in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Near West Side reports higher per-capita rates than Chicago citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,142 / 100k local
vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (+59%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+248%)
Property
7,750 / 100k local
vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+103%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+401%)
~68,165 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 (593 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 39 week-over-week (0 this week, 39 the week before).
- · property reports down 78 week-over-week (0 this week, 78 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 12 week-over-week (0 this week, 12 the week before).
- · Most reports in Near West Side occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 32% 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.