Neighborhood overview
Brighton Park, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Brighton Park in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Brighton Park reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
463 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (-38%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+22%)
Property
2,447 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (-41%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+27%)
~42,263 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 283 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (180 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (15 this week, 14 the week before).
- · property reports up 3 week-over-week (23 this week, 20 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (8 this week, 9 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.