Neighborhood overview
Washington Park, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for Washington Park in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Washington Park reports higher per-capita rates than Chicago citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
2,052 / 100k local
vs Chicago 719 / 100k citywide (+185%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+526%)
Property
6,254 / 100k local
vs Chicago 3,813 / 100k citywide (+64%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+304%)
~12,313 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 (123 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (30% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 13 week-over-week (0 this week, 13 the week before).
- · property reports down 9 week-over-week (0 this week, 9 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 5 week-over-week (0 this week, 5 the week before).
- · Most reports in Washington Park occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 30% 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.