Neighborhood overview

West Englewood, Chicago

Recent police-feed safety data for West Englewood 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

West Englewood reports higher per-capita rates than Chicago citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.

  • Violent (persons)

    1,468 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (+104%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+348%)

  • Property

    5,359 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+41%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+246%)

~28,144 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 (231 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 12 week-over-week (0 this week, 12 the week before).
  • · property reports down 20 week-over-week (0 this week, 20 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 8 week-over-week (0 this week, 8 the week before).
  • · Most reports in West Englewood 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.