Neighborhood overview
Near North Side, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Near North Side in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Near North Side reports close to Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
589 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (-21%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+55%)
Property
5,511 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (+33%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+185%)
~105,506 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 1,481 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (852 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (36% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (47 this week, 50 the week before).
- · property reports up 6 week-over-week (143 this week, 137 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 6 week-over-week (20 this week, 14 the week before).
- · Most reports in Near North Side occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 36% 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.