Community area

East Side Chicago crime rate and trends

In East Side, Chicago reported 462 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 67.3%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

462

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

52

Official Chicago community area number.

Last updated

June 10, 2026

Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.

Context

Community area context

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

In East Side, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were battery, motor vehicle theft, and theft.

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

Latest complete annual totals for this community area.

2001 Range 13 to 2,558 2025

Start

2001

13

Peak

2003

2,558

Low

2001

13

Latest

2025

1,411

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Dec 2024 Range 75 to 136 May 2026

Start

Dec 2024

106

Peak

Mar 2025

136

Low

May 2026

75

Latest

May 2026

75

Crime types by volume

The latest yearly crime-type mix for this community area, sorted by reported incident count.

Crime type	Incidents	Share of area	Route
Battery	71	15.4%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	68	14.7%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Theft	65	14.1%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	65	14.1%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Assault	52	11.3%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	34	7.4%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	30	6.5%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	19	4.1%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Burglary	14	3.0%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Robbery	12	2.6%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	5	1.1%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	5	1.1%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Narcotics	4	0.9%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	4	0.9%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Interference With Public Officer	3	0.6%	View Interference With Public Officer statistics in Chicago
Stalking	3	0.6%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Homicide	3	0.6%	View Homicide statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	2	0.4%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Prostitution	1	0.2%	View Prostitution statistics in Chicago
Kidnapping	1	0.2%	View Kidnapping statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	1	0.2%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago

Yearly totals for this community area

Annual incident totals for this community area with the corresponding Chicago-wide total for context.

Year	Area incidents	Share of city	Chicago total	Route
2026	462	0.5%	92,015	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	1,411	0.6%	237,468	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	1,301	0.5%	259,178	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	1,477	0.6%	263,377	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	1,165	0.5%	240,104	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	1,017	0.5%	209,710	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	959	0.5%	212,750	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	1,010	0.4%	261,719	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	1,111	0.4%	269,166	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	1,223	0.5%	269,315	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	1,337	0.5%	269,986	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	1,326	0.5%	264,900	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	1,394	0.5%	275,882	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	1,505	0.5%	307,625	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	1,748	0.5%	336,380	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	1,877	0.5%	352,063	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	1,859	0.5%	370,573	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	2,094	0.5%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	2,173	0.5%	427,222	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	2,102	0.5%	437,110	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	2,204	0.5%	448,201	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	2,292	0.5%	453,791	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	2,408	0.5%	469,445	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	2,558	0.5%	476,002	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	1,720	0.4%	486,835	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	13	0.0%	485,965	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in East Side

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
May 31, 2026	Public peace violation	098XX S AVENUE G DR	East Side	Yes
May 31, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	113XX S AVENUE M	East Side	No
May 31, 2026	Criminal damage	099XX S AVENUE H	East Side	No
May 31, 2026	Criminal damage	100XX S AVENUE M	East Side	No
May 30, 2026	Burglary	036XX E 95TH ST	East Side	Yes
May 30, 2026	Assault	105XX S AVENUE L	East Side	No
May 30, 2026	Other offense	099XX S CRILLY DR	East Side	Yes
May 30, 2026	Assault	101XX S AVENUE L	East Side	No
May 29, 2026	Deceptive practice	104XX S AVENUE G	East Side	No
May 28, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	040XX E 106TH ST	East Side	No
May 28, 2026	Criminal damage	106XX S AVENUE G	East Side	No
May 28, 2026	Offense involving children	039XX E 105TH ST	East Side	Yes
May 28, 2026	Battery	098XX S AVENUE J	East Side	No
May 28, 2026	Criminal damage	111XX S AVENUE B	East Side	Yes
May 27, 2026	Assault	107XX S BURLEY AVE	East Side	No
May 26, 2026	Assault	106XX S AVENUE E	East Side	No
May 26, 2026	Burglary	096XX S AVENUE L	East Side	No
May 25, 2026	Assault	105XX S AVENUE L	East Side	No
May 25, 2026	Assault	108XX S AVENUE N	East Side	No
May 25, 2026	Battery	112XX S AVENUE N	East Side	Yes

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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: June 2, 2026

Open source dataset API endpoint

socrata dataset

Chicago crime incidents

Publisher: Chicago Police Department

Dataset ID: ijzp-q8t2

Refresh cadence: Daily

Last imported: June 10, 2026

Open source dataset API endpoint

socrata file

Chicago neighborhood boundaries reference

Publisher: City of Chicago

Dataset ID: 9wp7-iasj

Refresh cadence: Legacy file dataset

Last imported: Not available

Open source dataset

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 East Side the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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