Neighborhood overview

West Elsdon, Chicago

Recent police-feed safety data for West Elsdon in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.

B

Safety Index

West Elsdon reports below Chicago's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    346 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (-53%)

    reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-9%)

  • Property

    2,741 / 100k local

    vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (-34%)

    reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+42%)

~17,597 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 125 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.

Recent activity (75 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (33% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports up 5 week-over-week (7 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · property reports flat week-over-week (11 this week, 11 the week before).
  • · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (1 this week, 4 the week before).
  • · Most reports in West Elsdon occur during late night (12am-6am) — 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.

West Elsdon, Chicago safety overview · CommunitySafe