Community area

North Center Chicago crime rate and trends

In North Center, Chicago reported 686 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 45.1%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

686

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

5

Official Chicago community area number.

Last updated

July 26, 2026

Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.

Context

Community area context

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

In North Center, 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 26 to 3,278 2025

Start

2001

26

Peak

2003

3,278

Low

2001

26

Latest

2025

1,250

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Jan 2025 Range 77 to 141 Jun 2026

Start

Jan 2025

89

Peak

Oct 2025

141

Low

Feb 2025

77

Latest

Jun 2026

100

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	200	29.2%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Battery	89	13.0%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	69	10.1%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Burglary	69	10.1%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	67	9.8%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	61	8.9%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	40	5.8%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Assault	35	5.1%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	21	3.1%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Robbery	9	1.3%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	8	1.2%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Narcotics	4	0.6%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	4	0.6%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago
Intimidation	2	0.3%	View Intimidation statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	2	0.3%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Stalking	1	0.1%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	1	0.1%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Public Indecency	1	0.1%	View Public Indecency statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	1	0.1%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Interference With Public Officer	1	0.1%	View Interference With Public Officer statistics in Chicago
Concealed Carry License Violation	1	0.1%	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	686	0.6%	122,681	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	1,250	0.5%	237,703	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	1,384	0.5%	259,232	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	1,498	0.6%	263,421	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	1,382	0.6%	240,135	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	1,028	0.5%	209,729	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	1,161	0.5%	212,778	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	1,277	0.5%	261,730	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	1,342	0.5%	269,177	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	1,429	0.5%	269,318	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	1,410	0.5%	269,992	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	1,396	0.5%	264,904	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	1,544	0.6%	275,883	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	1,726	0.6%	307,628	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	1,921	0.6%	336,387	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	1,949	0.6%	352,066	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	2,062	0.6%	370,573	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	2,432	0.6%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	2,595	0.6%	427,224	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	2,634	0.6%	437,111	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	2,822	0.6%	448,204	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	2,991	0.7%	453,794	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	3,135	0.7%	469,445	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	3,278	0.7%	476,006	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	2,411	0.5%	486,838	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	26	0.0%	485,969	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in North Center

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
July 15, 2026	Robbery	037XX N LINCOLN AVE	North Center	No
July 15, 2026	Intimidation	029XX N HONORE ST	North Center	No
July 13, 2026	Deceptive practice	030XX N CLYBOURN AVE	North Center	No
July 12, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	031XX N CLYBOURN AVE	North Center	No
July 11, 2026	Battery	029XX N SEELEY AVE	North Center	No
July 11, 2026	Other offense	036XX N SEELEY AVE	North Center	No
July 11, 2026	Theft	028XX N LEAVITT ST	North Center	No
July 10, 2026	Other offense	037XX N BELL AVE	North Center	No
July 10, 2026	Battery	033XX N LEAVITT ST	North Center	No
July 10, 2026	Criminal trespass	033XX N LEAVITT ST	North Center	Yes
July 8, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	030XX N CLYBOURN AVE	North Center	No
July 8, 2026	Deceptive practice	018XX W Warner ave	North Center	No
July 8, 2026	Theft	039XX N WESTERN AVE	North Center	No
July 8, 2026	Theft	029XX N DAMEN AVE	North Center	No
July 8, 2026	Criminal damage	041XX N DAMEN AVE	North Center	No
July 7, 2026	Robbery	042XX N DAMEN AVE	North Center	No
July 7, 2026	Theft	043XX N WOLCOTT AVE	North Center	No
July 7, 2026	Battery	024XX W WARNER AVE	North Center	No
July 6, 2026	Public peace violation	028XX N DAMEN AVE	North Center	No
July 6, 2026	Burglary	036XX N LEAVITT ST	North Center	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: 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: July 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 North Center the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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