Neighborhood overview
West Lawn, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for West Lawn in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Lawn reports below Chicago's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
429 / 100k local
vs Chicago 790 / 100k citywide (-46%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+13%)
Property
2,768 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,066 / 100k citywide (-32%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+43%)
~31,399 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 231 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (119 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (37% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 8 week-over-week (14 this week, 6 the week before).
- · property reports up 7 week-over-week (16 this week, 9 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 6 the week before).
- · Most reports in West Lawn occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 37% 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.