Year
2025
Calendar-year view of the selected crime type.
Crime type year
Chicago Offense Involving Children statistics for 2025
Chicago reported 1,542 offense involving children incidents in 2025. That was 0.6% of the citywide total for the same year.
Total incidents
1,542
Reported incidents for this crime type in the selected year.
Share of city
0.6%
Share of Chicago’s citywide total in the same year.
Last updated
March 12, 2026
Latest completed import or aggregate refresh.
Context
Year-specific category context
Additional reading notes to help interpret the statistics on this page.
For 2025, the community areas with the largest published counts for offense involving children included South Shore, Greater Grand Crossing, and Auburn Gresham.
Recent matching rows provide case-level context, but the primary reading surface for this page remains the yearly aggregate total.
Highest-volume community areas
Community areas with the largest published counts for this crime type in 2025.
South Shore Chicago crime rate and trends
67 incidents
Greater Grand Crossing Chicago crime rate and trends
59 incidents
Auburn Gresham Chicago crime rate and trends
57 incidents
Austin Chicago crime rate and trends
57 incidents
Roseland Chicago crime rate and trends
56 incidents
Englewood Chicago crime rate and trends
52 incidents
Near West Side Chicago crime rate and trends
49 incidents
Humboldt Park Chicago crime rate and trends
45 incidents
Recent rows
Recent matching incidents
Recent incident rows are capped for page speed and included for context only.
| Date | Type | Block | Neighborhood | Arrest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 010XX W GARFIELD BLVD | Englewood | No |
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 005XX E 75TH ST | Greater Grand Crossing | No |
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 012XX W VAN BUREN ST | Near West Side | No |
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 048XX W MONROE ST | Austin | Yes |
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 011XX S LAFLIN ST | Near West Side | No |
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 015XX E 55TH ST | Hyde Park | No |
| December 31, 2025 | Offense involving children | 023XX S HOYNE AVE | Lower West Side | No |
| December 30, 2025 | Offense involving children | 071XX S DAMEN AVE | West Englewood | No |
| December 30, 2025 | Offense involving children | 029XX W GLENLAKE AVE | West Ridge | No |
| December 30, 2025 | Offense involving children | 016XX N NAGLE AVE | Austin | No |
| December 29, 2025 | Offense involving children | 013XX N HUDSON AVE | Near North Side | No |
| December 28, 2025 | Offense involving children | 073XX S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | Greater Grand Crossing | No |
| December 28, 2025 | Offense involving children | 019XX W MONTEREY AVE | Morgan Park | No |
| December 28, 2025 | Offense involving children | 090XX S MAY ST | Washington Heights | No |
| December 28, 2025 | Offense involving children | 065XX S HAMLIN AVE | West Lawn | Yes |
| December 27, 2025 | Offense involving children | 077XX S MAY ST | Auburn Gresham | No |
| December 27, 2025 | Offense involving children | 071XX S JEFFERY BLVD | South Shore | No |
| December 27, 2025 | Offense involving children | 045XX S ST LAWRENCE AVE | Grand Boulevard | No |
| December 27, 2025 | Offense involving children | 053XX W CHICAGO AVE | Austin | No |
| December 26, 2025 | Offense involving children | 018XX W 115TH ST | Morgan Park | No |
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Greater Grand Crossing Chicago crime rate and trends
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Austin Chicago crime rate and trends
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.
socrata dataset
Chicago community areas
Publisher: City of Chicago
Dataset ID: igwz-8jzy
Refresh cadence: Updated as needed
Last imported: March 12, 2026
socrata dataset
Chicago crime incidents
Publisher: Chicago Police Department
Dataset ID: ijzp-q8t2
Refresh cadence: Daily
Last imported: March 12, 2026
socrata file
Chicago neighborhood boundaries reference
Publisher: City of Chicago
Dataset ID: 9wp7-iasj
Refresh cadence: Legacy file dataset
Last imported: Not available
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers about data coverage, definitions, and how to read these pages.
Does the 2025 page include all incidents?
The annual total reflects all imported incidents for that year, while supporting tables and lists may show only the largest categories or a recent sample.
Why use yearly pages?
Year pages capture long-tail search intent and make it easier to compare one calendar year against the next.