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Austin Chicago crime rate and trends

In Austin, Chicago reported 6 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 86.7%.

Latest year
2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents
6

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area
25

Official Chicago community area number.

Last updated
March 12, 2026

Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.

Context

Community area context

Additional reading notes to help interpret the statistics on this page.

In Austin, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were homicide.

The page also keeps the same-year citywide total nearby so neighborhood totals can be read in proportion to the broader Chicago figure.

This route uses Chicago community areas, which are stable statistical boundaries and not always identical to colloquial neighborhood definitions.

Yearly trend

Annual totals for this community area.

2024
49
2025
45
2026
6

Recent monthly trend

Latest monthly totals for this community area.

Apr 2002
953
May 2002
2,591
Jun 2002
2,573

Category breakdown

The largest reported primary crime categories in this community area's latest yearly total.

Recent rows

Recent incidents in Austin

Recent incident rows are capped for page speed and included for context only.

Date Type Block Neighborhood Arrest
March 2, 2026 Homicide 054XX W JACKSON BLVD Austin No
February 23, 2026 Homicide 055XX W FLOURNOY ST Austin Yes
February 9, 2026 Homicide 048XX W LAKE ST Austin No
January 30, 2026 Homicide 048XX W FERDINAND ST Austin Yes
January 19, 2026 Homicide 018XX N LATROBE AVE Austin No
January 18, 2026 Homicide 058XX W WALTON ST Austin No
November 22, 2025 Homicide 008XX N WALLER AVE Austin No
November 15, 2025 Homicide 005XX N CENTRAL AVE Austin No
November 11, 2025 Homicide 005XX N CENTRAL AVE Austin No
October 22, 2025 Homicide 049XX W ERIE ST Austin No
October 6, 2025 Homicide 056XX W WASHINGTON BLVD Austin No
September 22, 2025 Homicide 055XX W LAKE ST Austin No
September 12, 2025 Homicide 049XX W MONROE ST Austin No
September 7, 2025 Homicide 048XX W FULTON ST Austin Yes
August 27, 2025 Homicide 052XX W GLADYS AVE Austin No
August 27, 2025 Homicide 001XX N MASON AVE Austin No
August 25, 2025 Homicide 048XX W SUPERIOR ST Austin No
August 17, 2025 Homicide 049XX W ADAMS ST Austin Yes
August 13, 2025 Homicide 050XX W MADISON ST Austin No
August 12, 2025 Homicide 000XX N LAVERGNE AVE Austin No

Important context

Methodology and caveats

These pages summarize reported public records. Use source notes and methodology before drawing comparisons.

Reported crime data can lag the real world and may exclude the most recent days.

Case classifications can change after additional investigation or administrative review.

Map coordinates are approximate because the source data is redacted to the block level.

Counts on this site summarize reported incidents and should not be treated as a complete measure of safety.

Read the methodology page for pipeline details and the about page for source notes.

Sources

Official data sources

CrimeAtlas is built from public datasets published by city agencies. Each page links back to the underlying source and the latest import timestamp.

About the data
socrata dataset

Chicago community areas

Publisher: City of Chicago

Dataset ID: igwz-8jzy

Refresh cadence: Updated as needed

Last imported: March 12, 2026

socrata dataset

Chicago crime incidents

Publisher: Chicago Police Department

Dataset ID: ijzp-q8t2

Refresh cadence: Daily

Last imported: March 12, 2026

socrata file

Chicago neighborhood boundaries reference

Publisher: City of Chicago

Dataset ID: 9wp7-iasj

Refresh cadence: Legacy file dataset

Last imported: Not available

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Short answers about data coverage, definitions, and how to read these pages.

What boundary does this page use?

This page uses Chicago community area boundaries because those are directly referenced in the city crime incidents dataset.

Is Austin the same as every local neighborhood definition?

Not always. Community areas are stable statistical geographies and may differ from colloquial neighborhood labels.