Neighborhood overview
Portage Park, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Portage Park in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Portage Park reports lower per-capita rates than Chicago citywide.
Violent (persons)
147 / 100k local
vs Chicago 790 / 100k citywide (-81%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-61%)
Property
2,118 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,066 / 100k citywide (-48%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+10%)
~61,959 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~84 days · newest report Aug 15, 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 323 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (222 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 4 week-over-week (11 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (24 this week, 22 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 3 week-over-week (10 this week, 7 the week before).
- · Most reports in Portage Park occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 32% 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.