Neighborhood overview

Chatham, Chicago

Recent police-feed safety data for Chatham 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

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

  • Violent (persons)

    1,717 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (+139%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+423%)

  • Property

    6,561 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+72%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+324%)

~29,895 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 (285 reports in the last 30 days)

  • · violent / persons reports down 32 week-over-week (0 this week, 32 the week before).
  • · property reports down 24 week-over-week (0 this week, 24 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 9 week-over-week (0 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. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.