Community area

Oakland Chicago crime rate and trends

In Oakland, Chicago reported 250 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 68.7%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

250

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

36

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 Oakland, 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 9 to 981 2025

Start

2001

9

Peak

2023

981

Low

2001

9

Latest

2025

798

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Oct 2024 Range 46 to 97 Mar 2026

Start

Oct 2024

77

Peak

Jul 2025

97

Low

Jan 2025

46

Latest

Mar 2026

71

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	51	20.4%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	48	19.2%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Theft	43	17.2%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	34	13.6%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	17	6.8%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Assault	16	6.4%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	12	4.8%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Burglary	11	4.4%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	4	1.6%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Robbery	3	1.2%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Homicide	2	0.8%	View Homicide statistics in Chicago
Stalking	2	0.8%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	2	0.8%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	2	0.8%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	1	0.4%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	1	0.4%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Arson	1	0.4%	View Arson 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	250	0.4%	61,820	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	798	0.3%	237,139	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	882	0.3%	259,109	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	981	0.4%	263,332	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	761	0.3%	240,056	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	592	0.3%	209,688	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	624	0.3%	212,731	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	641	0.2%	261,711	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	680	0.3%	269,159	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	694	0.3%	269,296	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	703	0.3%	269,975	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	635	0.2%	264,898	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	647	0.2%	275,881	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	711	0.2%	307,620	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	772	0.2%	336,377	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	796	0.2%	352,060	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	861	0.2%	370,569	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	857	0.2%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	961	0.2%	427,219	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	944	0.2%	437,109	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	802	0.2%	448,200	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	880	0.2%	453,789	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	904	0.2%	469,443	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	894	0.2%	476,001	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	868	0.2%	486,832	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	9	0.0%	485,963	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in Oakland

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
April 16, 2026	Stalking	041XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Oakland	No
April 16, 2026	Assault	041XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Oakland	Yes
April 16, 2026	Battery	041XX S DREXEL BLVD	Oakland	No
April 16, 2026	Other offense	039XX S LAKE PARK AVE	Oakland	No
April 15, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	038XX S ELLIS AVE	Oakland	No
April 15, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	008XX E 40TH ST	Oakland	No
April 15, 2026	Burglary	007XX E 37TH ST	Oakland	No
April 15, 2026	Battery	006XX E 38TH PL	Oakland	Yes
April 14, 2026	Theft	010XX E 41ST PL	Oakland	No
April 14, 2026	Theft	037XX S VINCENNES AVE	Oakland	No
April 13, 2026	Theft	040XX S LAKE PARK AVE	Oakland	No
April 12, 2026	Theft	008XX E PERSHING RD	Oakland	No
April 12, 2026	Burglary	035XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Oakland	No
April 10, 2026	Theft	040XX S DREXEL BLVD	Oakland	No
April 9, 2026	Other offense	042XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Oakland	No
April 8, 2026	Other offense	041XX S OAKENWALD AVE	Oakland	No
April 7, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	006XX E 37TH PL	Oakland	No
April 7, 2026	Assault	038XX S ELLIS AVE	Oakland	Yes
April 7, 2026	Other offense	037XX S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Oakland	No
April 7, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	011XX E 42ND PL	Oakland	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 Oakland the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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