Community area

West Ridge Chicago crime rate and trends

In West Ridge, Chicago reported 1,272 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 61.0%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

1,272

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

2

Official Chicago community area number.

Last updated

June 12, 2026

Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.

Context

Community area context

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

In West Ridge, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were theft, 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 44 to 6,053 2025

Start

2001

44

Peak

2006

6,053

Low

2001

44

Latest

2025

3,265

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Dec 2024 Range 205 to 342 May 2026

Start

Dec 2024

284

Peak

Sep 2025

342

Low

Feb 2025

205

Latest

May 2026

261

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	254	20.0%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Battery	226	17.8%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	157	12.3%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Assault	140	11.0%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	125	9.8%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	97	7.6%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	85	6.7%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Burglary	78	6.1%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	38	3.0%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Robbery	16	1.3%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	14	1.1%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	12	0.9%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Narcotics	7	0.6%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Stalking	5	0.4%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	5	0.4%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	4	0.3%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	4	0.3%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Liquor Law Violation	2	0.2%	View Liquor Law Violation statistics in Chicago
Interference With Public Officer	1	0.1%	View Interference With Public Officer statistics in Chicago
Homicide	1	0.1%	View Homicide 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	1,272	1.4%	93,396	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	3,265	1.4%	237,482	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	3,777	1.5%	259,181	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	4,028	1.5%	263,378	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	3,977	1.7%	240,107	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	3,020	1.4%	209,713	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	3,111	1.5%	212,751	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	3,491	1.3%	261,719	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	3,559	1.3%	269,166	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	3,609	1.3%	269,316	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	3,300	1.2%	269,986	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	3,126	1.2%	264,900	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	3,419	1.2%	275,882	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	3,816	1.2%	307,625	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	4,039	1.2%	336,381	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	4,426	1.3%	352,063	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	4,892	1.3%	370,573	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	5,231	1.3%	392,868	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	5,473	1.3%	427,222	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	5,270	1.2%	437,110	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	6,053	1.4%	448,201	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	5,843	1.3%	453,791	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	5,761	1.2%	469,445	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	5,236	1.1%	476,002	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	4,049	0.8%	486,835	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	44	0.0%	485,965	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in West Ridge

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
June 2, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	029XX W FARWELL AVE	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Theft	069XX N WESTERN AVE	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Criminal damage	061XX N ROCKWELL ST	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Assault	024XX W HOWARD ST	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Theft	058XX N LINCOLN AVE	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Other offense	064XX N RIDGE BLVD	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Other offense	061XX N SEELEY AVE	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Battery	063XX N FAIRFIELD AVE	West Ridge	No
June 2, 2026	Criminal trespass	066XX N WESTERN AVE	West Ridge	Yes
June 1, 2026	Robbery	063XX N ARTESIAN AVE	West Ridge	No
June 1, 2026	Deceptive practice	027XX W DEVON AVE	West Ridge	No
June 1, 2026	Deceptive practice	061XX N RAVENSWOOD AVE	West Ridge	No
June 1, 2026	Assault	074XX N ARTESIAN AVE	West Ridge	Yes
June 1, 2026	Motor vehicle theft	072XX N ROCKWELL ST	West Ridge	No
May 31, 2026	Assault	061XX N FRANCISCO AVE	West Ridge	No
May 31, 2026	Battery	062XX N LEAVITT ST	West Ridge	No
May 31, 2026	Theft	021XX W PETERSON AVE	West Ridge	Yes
May 31, 2026	Battery	026XX W BRYN MAWR AVE	West Ridge	Yes
May 31, 2026	Assault	057XX N CAMPBELL AVE	West Ridge	No
May 31, 2026	Other offense	025XX W FITCH AVE	West Ridge	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: 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: June 12, 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 Ridge the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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