Neighborhood overview
Avondale, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Avondale in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Avondale reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
323 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (-56%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-15%)
Property
3,483 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (-16%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+80%)
~34,929 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 306 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (155 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (7 this week, 7 the week before).
- · property reports up 13 week-over-week (28 this week, 15 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 2 week-over-week (1 this week, 3 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.