Our key findings this year include:<\/p>\n
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- Fuller Park<\/strong>, albeit small, is the most dangerous neighborhood in Chicago. In 2019, the neighborhood saw 289 violent crimes, which translates to 1,184.9 crimes\/10k pop<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Generally speaking, crimes are in decline in Chicago. The number of violent crimes jumped 7.2% in 2016 and continued to stay in the 80,000 range through 2018. In 2019, 79,629 violent crimes were reported, 2.3% fewer<\/strong> than 2018.<\/li>\n
- The top 10 most dangerous neighborhoods generally saw fewer crimes in 2019 except Greater Grand Crossing<\/strong>. The neighborhood saw a spike in crimes, from 2,461 to 2,668, 8.4% higher than the year prior.<\/li>\n
- While Forest Glen<\/strong> is one of the safest neighorhoods in Chicago, the crime rate, in fact, went up by 27.6% from 2018 to 2019.<\/li>\n
- We found a positive correlation between the percentage of renter-occupied units and the number of reported crimes\/10k pop<\/strong>. In other words, the more renter-occupied units in a given neighborhood, the more violent crimes that neighborhood experienced in 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Chicago Violent Crimes, 2015 to 2019<\/strong><\/h5>\n
\nWe started out by looking at the changes in the number of reported crime incidents in the past five years. In 2015, in total 77,008 violent crime incidents were documented. The number then jumped up by 7.2% in 2016 and continued to stay at the 80,000 range until 2018. In 2019, 79,629 violent crime incidents were reported, 2.3% fewer than the year prior. However, it is unknown whether the decline would continue.<\/p>\n\n![](\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/crimes_yoy_chicago_2019.png\")
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Is Your Neighborhood Safe Enough?<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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The interactive map below shows violent crimes in 2019 along with neighborhood statistics such as population and median 1BR rent. The darker the shade, the higher the crime rate. Note that, in order to rank the neighborhoods impartially, we normalized the crime data by the population count in each neighborhood. Why did we do that? Hypothetically, neighborhoods with denser populations might see more criminal activities and normalization allows us to fairly compare the number of crimes from different neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
We can tell from the shades that the north part of the city appears to be safer with fewer crimes reported. However, it doesn\u2019t look like there\u2019s a significant correlation between crime rates and proximity to the city center. Englewood, Fuller Park, and West Garfield Park, among others, had more violent crimes\/10k pop in the past year. Meanwhile, Forest Glen, Mount Greenwood, and Norwood Park are some of the safest places in Chicago. The orange clusters show the locations of all violent crimes reported in 2019. Click on the neighborhoods to learn more, and you can reset the map by clicking on the \u2018reset\u2019 button in the upper left corner.<\/p>\n
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- Generally speaking, crimes are in decline in Chicago. The number of violent crimes jumped 7.2% in 2016 and continued to stay in the 80,000 range through 2018. In 2019, 79,629 violent crimes were reported, 2.3% fewer<\/strong> than 2018.<\/li>\n