Neighborhood overview
South Lawndale, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for South Lawndale in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
South Lawndale reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
585 / 100k local
vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (-19%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+78%)
Property
1,768 / 100k local
vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (-54%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+14%)
~69,884 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~91 days · newest report 5/15/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (218 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (33% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 15 week-over-week (0 this week, 15 the week before).
- · property reports down 23 week-over-week (0 this week, 23 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 6 week-over-week (0 this week, 6 the week before).
- · Most reports in South Lawndale occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 33% 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. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.