Neighborhood overview
Austin, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Austin in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Austin reports higher per-capita rates than Chicago citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
1,393 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (+88%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+267%)
Property
5,026 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (+22%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+160%)
~95,795 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~84 days · newest report Jul 1, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~84-day data window with 1,415 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (1,035 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 22 week-over-week (102 this week, 80 the week before).
- · property reports up 46 week-over-week (127 this week, 81 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 14 week-over-week (46 this week, 32 the week before).
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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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.