Near West Side, Chicago
Chicago · neighborhood · updated 2026-11-12
| 2026 to date | 8,932 incidents (through 2026-11-04) |
|---|---|
| 2025 full year | 10,321 incidents |
| Full archive | 157,346 incidents · 2009–2026 |
About this neighborhood
2025 snapshot (full-year). Near West Side recorded 10,321 incidents in 2025 (4.3% of Chicago incidents in the same source period). These are raw police open-data counts, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Near West Side had 10,941 incidents in 2024 and 10,321 in 2025, a 5.7% decrease. Comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and neighborhood boundaries.
2025 category breakdown
| Theft | 3,040 |
| Assault | 2,379 |
| Other | 1,359 |
| Vandalism | 1,129 |
| Auto theft | 874 |
| Fraud | 680 |
Across 2009–2026, this neighborhood has 157,346 incidents in the current archive. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
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