Neighborhood overview
Kenwood, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Kenwood in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Kenwood reports higher per-capita rates than Chicago citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
864 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (+17%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+128%)
Property
7,200 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (+74%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+272%)
~18,104 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 336 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (198 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (30% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (10 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports up 13 week-over-week (36 this week, 23 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in Kenwood occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 30% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.