Community area

Near North Side Chicago crime rate and trends

In Near North Side, Chicago reported 2,760 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 75.2%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

2,760

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

8

Official Chicago community area number.

Last updated

April 26, 2026

Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.

Context

Community area context

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

In Near North Side, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were theft, battery, and deceptive practice.

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 120 to 15,760 2025

Start

2001

120

Peak

2004

15,760

Low

2001

120

Latest

2025

11,129

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Oct 2024 Range 690 to 1,089 Mar 2026

Start

Oct 2024

992

Peak

Jul 2025

1,089

Low

Feb 2025

690

Latest

Mar 2026

883

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
Theft	1,083	39.2%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Battery	397	14.4%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	298	10.8%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	162	5.9%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Assault	144	5.2%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	127	4.6%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	115	4.2%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Burglary	109	3.9%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	97	3.5%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Robbery	63	2.3%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	40	1.4%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Narcotics	37	1.3%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	17	0.6%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	15	0.5%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	15	0.5%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Liquor Law Violation	10	0.4%	View Liquor Law Violation statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	10	0.4%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Stalking	8	0.3%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Interference With Public Officer	8	0.3%	View Interference With Public Officer statistics in Chicago
Public Indecency	2	0.1%	View Public Indecency statistics in Chicago
Intimidation	1	0.0%	View Intimidation statistics in Chicago
Homicide	1	0.0%	View Homicide statistics in Chicago
Concealed Carry License Violation	1	0.0%	View Concealed Carry License 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	2,760	4.5%	61,158	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	11,129	4.7%	237,126	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	11,431	4.4%	259,105	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	11,193	4.3%	263,331	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	10,650	4.4%	240,055	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	8,405	4.0%	209,687	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	7,321	3.4%	212,730	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	12,604	4.8%	261,711	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	13,116	4.9%	269,159	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	12,350	4.6%	269,296	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	10,581	3.9%	269,975	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	9,097	3.4%	264,898	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	9,009	3.3%	275,881	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	10,138	3.3%	307,620	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	11,308	3.4%	336,377	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	11,242	3.2%	352,060	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	11,604	3.1%	370,569	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	12,281	3.1%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	13,515	3.2%	427,219	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	13,886	3.2%	437,109	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	14,228	3.2%	448,200	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	14,646	3.2%	453,789	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	15,760	3.4%	469,443	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	15,472	3.3%	476,001	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	12,555	2.6%	486,832	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	120	0.0%	485,963	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in Near North Side

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
April 17, 2026	Sex offense	002XX E CHICAGO AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	015XX N SEDGWICK ST	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Deceptive practice	004XX N DEARBORN ST	Near North Side	Yes
April 16, 2026	Assault	008XX N CAMBRIDGE AVE	Near North Side	Yes
April 16, 2026	Assault	008XX N CAMBRIDGE AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Assault	0000X W OHIO ST	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	013XX N HUDSON AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	014XX N HUDSON AVE	Near North Side	Yes
April 16, 2026	Theft	006XX N MC CLURG CT	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Theft	008XX N MICHIGAN AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Sex offense	004XX N PARK DR	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Theft	0000X E GRAND AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Theft	012XX N CLYBOURN AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Criminal trespass	002XX E HURON ST	Near North Side	Yes
April 16, 2026	Deceptive practice	005XX W SUPERIOR ST	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Theft	004XX E ILLINOIS ST	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Deceptive practice	003XX W WOLF POINT PLZ	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Criminal trespass	005XX N MICHIGAN AVE	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	012XX N CLARK ST	Near North Side	No
April 16, 2026	Burglary	006XX N MICHIGAN AVE	Near North Side	No

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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: April 13, 2026

Open source dataset API endpoint

socrata dataset

Chicago crime incidents

Publisher: Chicago Police Department

Dataset ID: ijzp-q8t2

Refresh cadence: Daily

Last imported: April 26, 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 Near North Side the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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