Neighborhood overview
South Lawndale, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for South Lawndale in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
South Lawndale reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
576 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (-22%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+52%)
Property
1,891 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (-54%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-2%)
~68,695 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 390 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (277 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (31% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 5 week-over-week (25 this week, 30 the week before).
- · property reports up 9 week-over-week (32 this week, 23 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports flat week-over-week (9 this week, 9 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Lawndale occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 31% 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.