Community area

West Town Chicago crime rate and trends

In West Town, Chicago reported 1,016 incidents in 2026 in the city's community area geography. Compared with 2025, the total was down 85.2%.

Latest year

2026

Most recent year available for this community area.

Total incidents

1,016

Latest yearly total for this community area page.

Community area

24

Official Chicago community area number.

Last updated

March 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 Town, the most commonly reported categories in 2026 were theft, motor vehicle theft, and battery.

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 109 to 15,372 2025

Start

2001

109

Peak

2003

15,372

Low

2001

109

Latest

2025

6,855

Recent monthly trend

Latest complete monthly totals for this community area.

Sep 2024 Range 439 to 768 Feb 2026

Start

Sep 2024

744

Peak

Oct 2024

768

Low

Feb 2025

439

Latest

Feb 2026

467

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	303	29.8%	View Theft statistics in Chicago
Motor Vehicle Theft	132	13.0%	View Motor Vehicle Theft statistics in Chicago
Battery	123	12.1%	View Battery statistics in Chicago
Burglary	114	11.2%	View Burglary statistics in Chicago
Criminal Damage	104	10.2%	View Criminal Damage statistics in Chicago
Assault	61	6.0%	View Assault statistics in Chicago
Deceptive Practice	58	5.7%	View Deceptive Practice statistics in Chicago
Other Offense	45	4.4%	View Other Offense statistics in Chicago
Robbery	20	2.0%	View Robbery statistics in Chicago
Criminal Trespass	15	1.5%	View Criminal Trespass statistics in Chicago
Weapons Violation	10	1.0%	View Weapons Violation statistics in Chicago
Criminal Sexual Assault	9	0.9%	View Criminal Sexual Assault statistics in Chicago
Narcotics	5	0.5%	View Narcotics statistics in Chicago
Sex Offense	5	0.5%	View Sex Offense statistics in Chicago
Public Peace Violation	4	0.4%	View Public Peace Violation statistics in Chicago
Offense Involving Children	2	0.2%	View Offense Involving Children statistics in Chicago
Stalking	2	0.2%	View Stalking statistics in Chicago
Public Indecency	1	0.1%	View Public Indecency statistics in Chicago
Prostitution	1	0.1%	View Prostitution statistics in Chicago
Intimidation	1	0.1%	View Intimidation statistics in Chicago
Homicide	1	0.1%	View Homicide 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	1,016	3.0%	33,607	View Chicago 2026 crime statistics
2025	6,855	2.9%	236,669	View Chicago 2025 crime statistics
2024	8,004	3.1%	259,019	View Chicago 2024 crime statistics
2023	8,019	3.0%	263,282	View Chicago 2023 crime statistics
2022	7,261	3.0%	240,006	View Chicago 2022 crime statistics
2021	5,669	2.7%	209,657	View Chicago 2021 crime statistics
2020	5,292	2.5%	212,704	View Chicago 2020 crime statistics
2019	7,319	2.8%	261,704	View Chicago 2019 crime statistics
2018	7,347	2.7%	269,146	View Chicago 2018 crime statistics
2017	8,353	3.1%	269,286	View Chicago 2017 crime statistics
2016	8,252	3.1%	269,961	View Chicago 2016 crime statistics
2015	7,097	2.7%	264,887	View Chicago 2015 crime statistics
2014	7,352	2.7%	275,880	View Chicago 2014 crime statistics
2013	8,219	2.7%	307,613	View Chicago 2013 crime statistics
2012	9,691	2.9%	336,375	View Chicago 2012 crime statistics
2011	10,145	2.9%	352,053	View Chicago 2011 crime statistics
2010	11,367	3.1%	370,567	View Chicago 2010 crime statistics
2009	11,785	3.0%	392,866	View Chicago 2009 crime statistics
2008	12,723	3.0%	427,216	View Chicago 2008 crime statistics
2007	12,336	2.8%	437,108	View Chicago 2007 crime statistics
2006	13,008	2.9%	448,198	View Chicago 2006 crime statistics
2005	12,865	2.8%	453,788	View Chicago 2005 crime statistics
2004	14,144	3.0%	469,443	View Chicago 2004 crime statistics
2003	15,372	3.2%	475,999	View Chicago 2003 crime statistics
2002	12,336	2.5%	486,831	View Chicago 2002 crime statistics
2001	109	0.0%	485,960	View Chicago 2001 crime statistics

Recent rows

Recent incidents in West Town

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

Date	Type	Block	Neighborhood	Arrest
March 2, 2026	Burglary	015XX N HONORE ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Battery	008XX W ERIE ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Battery	008XX W CHICAGO AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Burglary	025XX W LE MOYNE ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Burglary	015XX N HONORE ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Burglary	007XX N ABERDEEN ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Deceptive practice	012XX N ARTESIAN AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Burglary	015XX N CLAREMONT AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Criminal damage	020XX W SCHILLER ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Criminal trespass	013XX W ERIE ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Burglary	023XX W NORTH AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Criminal trespass	016XX N CALIFORNIA AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Battery	024XX W CHICAGO AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Burglary	016XX W NORTH AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Assault	027XX W AUGUSTA BLVD	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Theft	011XX N WINCHESTER AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Criminal damage	020XX W CONCORD PL	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Theft	013XX N ASHLAND AVE	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Criminal damage	011XX N PAULINA ST	West Town	No
March 2, 2026	Criminal damage	019XX W HUBBARD ST	West Town	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: March 12, 2026

Open source dataset API endpoint

socrata dataset

Chicago crime incidents

Publisher: Chicago Police Department

Dataset ID: ijzp-q8t2

Refresh cadence: Daily

Last imported: March 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 Town the same as every local neighborhood definition?

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