Neighborhood overview
West Ridge, Chicago
Recent police-feed safety data for West Ridge in Chicago, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Chicago police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Ridge reports lower per-capita rates than Chicago citywide.
Violent (persons)
231 / 100k local
vs Chicago 741 / 100k citywide (-69%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-39%)
Property
1,878 / 100k local
vs Chicago 4,133 / 100k citywide (-55%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-3%)
~77,040 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 374 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (254 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 15 week-over-week (24 this week, 9 the week before).
- · property reports up 18 week-over-week (42 this week, 24 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (10 this week, 9 the week before).
- · Most reports in West Ridge occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 32% 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.