Community area

West Garfield Park Chicago crime rate and trends

In West Garfield Park, Chicago reported 892 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 73.1%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

892

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

26

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 West Garfield Park, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were narcotics, battery, 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 112 to 8,430 2025

Start

2001

112

Peak

2005

8,430

Low

2001

112

Latest

2025

3,311

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Oct 2024 Range 210 to 358 Mar 2026

Start

Oct 2024

302

Peak

Jul 2025

358

Low

Dec 2025

210

Latest

Mar 2026

284

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
Narcotics	186	20.9%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Battery	170	19.1%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	96	10.8%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Theft	92	10.3%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	70	7.8%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Assault	59	6.6%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	51	5.7%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	35	3.9%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Robbery	31	3.5%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Burglary	26	2.9%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	23	2.6%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	16	1.8%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	6	0.7%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	6	0.7%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago
Homicide	6	0.7%	View Homicide statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	6	0.7%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	4	0.4%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Prostitution	2	0.2%	View Prostitution statistics in Chicago
Stalking	2	0.2%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Arson	2	0.2%	View Arson statistics in Chicago
Liquor Law Violation	1	0.1%	View Liquor Law Violation statistics in Chicago
Obscenity	1	0.1%	View Obscenity statistics in Chicago
Interference With Public Officer	1	0.1%	View Interference With Public Officer 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	892	1.4%	61,820	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	3,311	1.4%	237,139	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	3,775	1.5%	259,109	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	4,011	1.5%	263,332	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	4,026	1.7%	240,056	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	4,353	2.1%	209,688	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	4,994	2.3%	212,731	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	6,237	2.4%	261,711	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	5,746	2.1%	269,159	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	5,383	2.0%	269,296	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	5,797	2.1%	269,975	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	6,039	2.3%	264,898	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	6,232	2.3%	275,881	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	6,687	2.2%	307,620	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	6,681	2.0%	336,377	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	6,287	1.8%	352,060	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	6,379	1.7%	370,569	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	6,398	1.6%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	7,435	1.7%	427,219	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	7,936	1.8%	437,109	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	8,416	1.9%	448,200	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	8,430	1.9%	453,789	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	7,880	1.7%	469,443	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	7,421	1.6%	476,001	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	5,596	1.1%	486,832	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	112	0.0%	485,963	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in West Garfield Park

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
April 16, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	038XX W MADISON ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 16, 2026	Robbery	0000X N KARLOV AVE	West Garfield Park	No
April 16, 2026	Battery	042XX W WILCOX ST	West Garfield Park	Yes
April 16, 2026	Battery	044XX W WILCOX ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 16, 2026	Theft	041XX W MADISON ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 16, 2026	Assault	040XX W ARTHINGTON ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 16, 2026	Deceptive practice	042XX W CONGRESS PKWY	West Garfield Park	No
April 16, 2026	Burglary	044XX W WILCOX ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Robbery	042XX W MADISON ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Battery	040XX W LEXINGTON ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Narcotics	043XX W MADISON ST	West Garfield Park	Yes
April 15, 2026	Criminal damage	002XX N PULASKI RD	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Other offense	007XX S KENNETH AVE	West Garfield Park	Yes
April 15, 2026	Assault	002XX N KEELER AVE	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Assault	038XX W MADISON ST	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Narcotics	043XX W MAYPOLE AVE	West Garfield Park	Yes
April 15, 2026	Other offense	007XX S KENNETH AVE	West Garfield Park	No
April 15, 2026	Criminal damage	038XX W MAYPOLE AVE	West Garfield Park	Yes
April 15, 2026	Narcotics	038XX W HARRISON ST	West Garfield Park	Yes
April 15, 2026	Battery	044XX W JACKSON BLVD	West Garfield Park	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 West Garfield Park the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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