Community area

South Lawndale Chicago crime rate and trends

In South Lawndale, Chicago reported 950 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 74.5%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

950

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

30

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 South Lawndale, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were battery, theft, and criminal damage.

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 83 to 7,897 2025

Start

2001

83

Peak

2004

7,897

Low

2001

83

Latest

2025

3,729

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Oct 2024 Range 224 to 367 Mar 2026

Start

Oct 2024

341

Peak

Jul 2025

367

Low

Jan 2026

224

Latest

Mar 2026

307

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	237	24.9%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Theft	158	16.6%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	94	9.9%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Assault	90	9.5%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	89	9.4%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	52	5.5%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	46	4.8%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Narcotics	41	4.3%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	30	3.2%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Burglary	28	2.9%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	27	2.8%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Robbery	13	1.4%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	11	1.2%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	8	0.8%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	7	0.7%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	5	0.5%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago
Intimidation	2	0.2%	View Intimidation statistics in Chicago
Interference With Public Officer	2	0.2%	View Interference With Public Officer statistics in Chicago
Stalking	2	0.2%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Homicide	2	0.2%	View Homicide statistics in Chicago
Concealed Carry License Violation	1	0.1%	View Concealed Carry License Violation statistics in Chicago
Liquor Law Violation	1	0.1%	View Liquor Law Violation statistics in Chicago
Public Indecency	1	0.1%	View Public Indecency statistics in Chicago
Kidnapping	1	0.1%	View Kidnapping statistics in Chicago
Obscenity	1	0.1%	View Obscenity statistics in Chicago
Arson	1	0.1%	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	950	1.5%	61,820	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	3,729	1.6%	237,139	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	4,272	1.6%	259,109	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	4,447	1.7%	263,332	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	3,849	1.6%	240,056	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	3,342	1.6%	209,688	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	3,592	1.7%	212,731	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	4,459	1.7%	261,711	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	4,594	1.7%	269,159	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	4,570	1.7%	269,296	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	4,728	1.8%	269,975	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	4,483	1.7%	264,898	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	4,792	1.7%	275,881	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	5,132	1.7%	307,620	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	5,798	1.7%	336,377	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	6,029	1.7%	352,060	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	6,306	1.7%	370,569	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	6,340	1.6%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	7,351	1.7%	427,219	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	7,704	1.8%	437,109	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	7,443	1.7%	448,200	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	7,521	1.7%	453,789	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	7,897	1.7%	469,443	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	7,547	1.6%	476,001	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	5,919	1.2%	486,832	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	83	0.0%	485,963	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in South Lawndale

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
April 16, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	022XX S SACRAMENTO AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 16, 2026	Weapons violation	022XX S KEDZIE AVE	South Lawndale	Yes
April 16, 2026	Battery	030XX W CERMAK RD	South Lawndale	No
April 16, 2026	Robbery	030XX W 26TH ST	South Lawndale	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	030XX W CULLERTON ST	South Lawndale	Yes
April 16, 2026	Theft	033XX W CERMAK RD	South Lawndale	No
April 16, 2026	Other offense	031XX S KOMENSKY AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	025XX S CALIFORNIA AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 16, 2026	Narcotics	025XX S PULASKI RD	South Lawndale	Yes
April 15, 2026	Battery	026XX S PULASKI RD	South Lawndale	Yes
April 15, 2026	Theft	027XX S WHIPPLE ST	South Lawndale	No
April 15, 2026	Battery	024XX S CHRISTIANA AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 15, 2026	Assault	023XX S KEDZIE AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 15, 2026	Weapons violation	024XX S KEELER AVE	South Lawndale	Yes
April 15, 2026	Weapons violation	026XX W 23RD PL	South Lawndale	No
April 15, 2026	Battery	020XX S CALIFORNIA AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 14, 2026	Battery	026XX S AVERS AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 14, 2026	Criminal damage	028XX S KOLIN AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 14, 2026	Battery	028XX S ST LOUIS AVE	South Lawndale	No
April 14, 2026	Other offense	028XX S RIDGEWAY AVE	South Lawndale	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: 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 South Lawndale the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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