Neighborhood overview
Lincoln Square, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Lincoln Square in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Lincoln Square reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
265 / 100k local
vs Chicago 705 / 100k citywide (-62%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-30%)
Property
2,643 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,162 / 100k citywide (-36%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+37%)
~40,943 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~84 days · newest report Jun 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 274 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (131 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (40% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (9 this week, 8 the week before).
- · property reports down 5 week-over-week (16 this week, 21 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (3 this week, 3 the week before).
- · Most reports in Lincoln Square occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 40% 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.