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2023 Mid-Year Crime Studies
These reports present long-term crime trends for listed community areas and neighborhoods. (Links will become active as each report is completed.)
Avondale (July 18, 2023)
Bucktown + Wicker Park (July 18, 2023)
Edgewater (July 23, 2023)
Lakeview (July 23. 2023)
Lincoln Park (July 25, 2023)
Lincoln Square (July 25, 2023)
Loop (July 25, 2023)
Near North Side (July 26, 2023)
Near West Side (July 26, 2023)
North Center (July 27, 2023)
Old Town (July 27, 2023)
River North (July 23, 2023)
Rogers Park (July 27, 2023)
Roscoe Village (July 28, 2023)
Streeterville (July 28, 2023)
Uptown (July 29, 2023)
West Loop (July 29, 2023)
Wrigleyville + Boystown (July 29, 2023)
Walt Disney Magnet School firearm discharge records
Materials provided by city of Chicago departments in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by CWBChicago after a firearm was discharged inside a classroom at Walt Disney Magnet School in May 2022.
Earley v. City of Chicago federal lawsuit complaint
A PDF of the federal lawsuit that Dakotah Early filed against the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and Chicago police on February 9, 2023. Earley, who as shot and nearly died in a robbery in Lincoln Park last year, alleges the city failed to protect him by terminating a police pursuit of the car that was later used by the man who shot him.
2022 Full Year Crime Studies
Avondale (January 22, 2023)
Boystown + Wrigleyville (January 14, 2023)
Bucktown + Wicker Park (January 15, 2023)
Edgewater (January 22, 2023)
Lakeview (January 22, 2023)
Lincoln Park (January 23, 2023)
Lincoln Square (January 24, 2023)
Loop (January 24, 2023)
Near North Side (January 27, 2023)
Near West Side (January 28, 2023)
North Center (January 28, 2023)
Old Town (January 29, 2023)
River North (January 14, 2023)
Rogers Park (January 29, 2023)
Roscoe Village (January 29, 2023)
Streeterville (January 15, 2023)
Uptown (January 29, 2023)
West Loop (January 15, 2023)
Wicker Park + Bucktown (January 15, 2023)
Wrigleyville + Boystown (January 14, 2023)
June 20, 2022, Boystown incident
Two full-length city of Chicago surveillance camera videos of the June 20, 2022, incident on Halsted Street in Boystown. Members click here.
2022 Mid-Year Crime Studies
These reports present long-term crime trends for listed community areas and neighborhoods. (Links will become active as each report is completed.)
Avondale (July 10, 2022)
Bucktown + Wicker Park (July 10, 2022)
Edgewater (July 10, 2022)
Lakeview (July 14, 2022)
Lincoln Park (July 14, 2022)
Lincoln Square (July 15, 2022)
Loop (July 19, 2022)
Near North Side (July 19, 2022)
Near West Side (July 21, 2022)
North Center (July 21, 2022)
Old Town (July 21, 2022)
River North (July 21, 2022)
Rogers Park (July 23, 2022)
Roscoe Village (July 23, 2022)
Streeterville (July 23, 2022)
Uptown (July 23, 2022)
West Loop (July 24, 2022)
Wrigleyville + Boystown (July 29, 2022)
Fully-updated safety ideas for summer 2022
Here’s our fully-updated list of ideas to help keep you and your property safe in 2022. (June 15, 2022)
2021 Full Year Crime Studies
These reports present long-term annual crime trends for listed community areas and neighborhoods through 2021.
Avondale (January 18, 2022)
Bucktown + Wicker Park (January 18, 2022)
Edgewater (January 25, 2022)
Lakeview (January 25, 2022)
Lincoln Park (January 27, 2022)
Lincoln Square (January 27, 2022)
Loop (January 27, 2022)
Near North Side (January 27, 2022)
Near West Side (January 28, 2022)
North Center (January 28, 2022)
Old Town (January 29, 2022)
River North **Newly-Added Neighborhood*** (January 29, 2022)
Rogers Park (January 30, 2022)
Roscoe Village (January 30, 2022)
Streeterville (January 30, 2022)
Uptown (January 30, 2022)
West Loop (February 1, 2022)
Wrigleyville + Boystown (February 1, 2022)
2021 Mid-Year Crime Studies
These reports present long-term crime trends for listed community areas and neighborhoods.
Avondale (July 21, 2021)
Edgewater (July 21, 2021)
Lakeview (July 21, 2021)
Lincoln Park (July 24, 2021)
Lincoln Square (July 25, 2021)
Loop (July 25, 2021)
Near North Side (July 25, 2021)
Near West Side (July 26, 2021)
North Center (July 26, 2021)
Old Town (July 27, 2021)
Rogers Park (July 27, 2021)
Roscoe Village (July 27, 2021)
Streeterville (July 27, 2021)
Uptown (July 28, 2021)
West Loop (July 28, 2021)
Wrigleyville + Boystown (July 28, 2021)
NEW NEIGHBORHOOD! Bucktown + Wicker Park (August 8, 2021)
2021 Tips For Safety At Home and Away
Warm weather is here and COVID is on the run. It’s going to be a busy summer! Here are some suggestions to help keep your life at home and on the road uneventful. (June 2, 2021)
2020 Year End Crime Studies
These reports present long-term crime trends for listed community areas and neighborhoods.
Avondale (Posted February 1, 2021)
Edgewater (Posted February 4, 2021)
Lakeview (Posted February 4, 2021)
Lincoln Park (Posted February 6, 2021)
Lincoln Square (Posted February 6, 2021)
Loop (Posted February 8, 2021)
Near North Side (Posted February 8, 2021)
Near West Side (Posted February 9, 2021)
North Center (Posted February 9, 2021)
Old Town (Posted February 10, 2021)
Rogers Park (Posted February 10, 2021)
Roscoe Village (Posted February 11, 2021)
Streeterville (Posted February 11, 2021)
Uptown (Posted February 12, 2021)
West Loop (Posted February 12, 2021)
Wrigleyville + Boystown (Posted February 12, 2021)