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Chicago Southwest Side

11 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Chicago as a whole averaged 22.3 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while the southwest side of Chicago averaged 18.6, hence it is generally safer when all crimes are considered.

How do the 11 neighborhoods of the southwest side of Chicago compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 6,335 crimes across them, 18.6 for every 1,000 residents. That is 2.1% above a year earlier and 23.0% above Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Garfield Ridge has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (11.9 per 1,000), followed by Clearing (11.9) and West Elsdon (12.7). West Englewood has the highest (39.5).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 11 CHICAGO SOUTHWEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Chicago's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by City of Chicago, community areas (Chicago Data Portal).
Lowest rate (everyday)
lowest rateGarfield Ridge
11.9 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026
Highest rate
upWest Englewood
39.5 per 1,000, Q2 2026
Whole area, Q2 2026
18.6 per 1,000
up 2.1% above a year earlier · up 23.0% above Q1 2022
Compared
11 neighborhoods
340,165 residents · 18 quarters

Chicago Southwest Side neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories
Indicated: crimes rate per 1000 residents per quarterAll · safest at the top · square-root scale · Q1 2022 to Q2 2026015102515.0Archer Heights10.9Brighton Park18.7Chicago Lawn7.7Clearing11.1Gage Park10.4Garfield Ridge10.6Mckinley Park19.9New City9.2West Elsdon38.2West Englewood9.5West LawnChicago Q2 2026 average all crimes (22.3)Numbers are crimes per 1,000 residents per quarter. Zero-crime quarters show 0 and rank safest.
343. Apartment House, Hilland and 52nd St., Chicago, Illinois, 1911, New City You checked the neighborhood.Now check an address ! Photo: Community Archives, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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CTA Midway Station ミッドウェイ空港駅, Garfield Ridge
Garfield Ridge · CTA Midway Station ミッドウェイ空港駅
Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Diaz ^ Associates, Brighton Park
Brighton Park · Diaz ^ Associates
Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
United Air Lines Flight 553 (3), West Lawn
West Lawn · United Air Lines Flight 553 (3)
Photo: U.S. Federal Government, National Transportation Safety Board., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Jack Delano Santa Fe Railroad at Corwith Yard, Chicago, 1943, Archer Heights
Archer Heights · Jack Delano Santa Fe Railroad at Corwith Yard, Chicago, 1943
Photo: trialsanderrors, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CTA 1375 on Route 9 (2), Mckinley Park
Mckinley Park · CTA 1375 on Route 9 (2)
Photo: TiB1001z, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Marquette Park, Chicago, 1995, Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn · Marquette Park, Chicago, 1995
Photo: WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
343. Apartment House, Hilland and 52nd St., Chicago, Illinois, 1911, New City
New City · 343. Apartment House, Hilland and 52nd St., Chicago, Illinois, 1911
Photo: Community Archives, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Damen Avenue South at 65th St - Chicago, IL - July 2024, West Englewood
West Englewood · Damen Avenue South at 65th St - Chicago, IL - July 2024
Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 15.1 to 19.5 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2022).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2023

Whole-area crime rate 18.4 to 21.9 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up West Lawn 6th→1st (Q2) moved up Garfield Ridge 7th→3rd (Q2) moved down West Elsdon 2nd→7th (Q3) moved down Mckinley Park 4th→8th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 18.8 to 22.3 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2025

Whole-area crime rate 17.2 to 19.5 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2026

Whole-area crime rate 16.2 to 18.6 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: property incidents were 46% (2,908), violent incidents were 33% (2,084), vehicle crimes were 8% (529) and public order incidents were 6% (360).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Read category comparisons with care. A category that jumps while the total hardly moves looks like a change in how offences are classified, not in what happened: Q2 2024: violent up 25% while the total moved 5%. The whole-area rate is the steadier guide.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

The 11 neighborhoods on the map

Southwest Side is made of 11 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the City of Chicago’s official community areas, grouped into eight sides of the city by CrimesLog: 340,165 residents between them.

  • Archer Heights
  • Brighton Park
  • Chicago Lawn
  • Clearing
  • Gage Park
  • Garfield Ridge
  • Mckinley Park
  • New City
  • West Elsdon
  • West Englewood
  • West Lawn

All 11 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#NeighborhoodResidentsAllViolentPropertyVehiclePublic orderRate vs Q1 2022Places gained
1Garfield Ridge36,73211.92.96.71.00.7up14%up3
2Clearing23,62911.94.74.61.40.3up54%down1
3West Elsdon17,90112.73.95.51.80.3up38%down1
4Brighton Park42,99413.64.06.91.20.7up25%up2
5West Lawn31,94214.44.17.61.60.3up52%down2
6Gage Park36,08116.64.89.40.90.5up50%up1
7Archer Heights13,41418.03.811.11.90.2up20%up1
8Mckinley Park14,85419.15.510.51.20.9up79%down3
9Chicago Lawn54,40921.88.58.81.61.1up16%–
10New City40,06523.08.59.81.61.2up16%–
11West Englewood28,14439.513.614.33.55.0up3%–

Photographs

48 photographs of the 11 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 48 photographs and their credits
  1. Garfield Ridge · CTA Midway Station ミッドウェイ空港駅. Photo: Bohao Zhao, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. Brighton Park · Diaz ^ Associates. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  3. West Lawn · United Air Lines Flight 553 (3). Photo: U.S. Federal Government, National Transportation Safety Board., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Archer Heights · Jack Delano Santa Fe Railroad at Corwith Yard, Chicago, 1943. Photo: trialsanderrors, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  5. Mckinley Park · CTA 1375 on Route 9 (2). Photo: TiB1001z, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  6. Chicago Lawn · Marquette Park, Chicago, 1995. Photo: WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  7. New City · 343. Apartment House, Hilland and 52nd St., Chicago, Illinois, 1911. Photo: Community Archives, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  8. West Englewood · Damen Avenue South at 65th St - Chicago, IL - July 2024. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  9. Garfield Ridge · CTA System Map on Platform. Photo: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  10. Brighton Park · Brighton Park. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  11. West Lawn · Ford City Mall North Entrance - June 2025. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  12. Archer Heights · Archer Avenue Near Kolin Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  13. Chicago Lawn · Marquette Road West at CSX Elsdon Sub - Chicago, IL - July 2024. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  14. New City · Back of the Yards - Flickr - Pasa47 (1). Photo: Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  15. West Englewood · End of Tracks West of Ashland-63rd Station - Chicago, IL - July 2024. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  16. Garfield Ridge · "Do Not Board" Sign. Photo: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  17. Brighton Park · Carnitas Store. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  18. West Lawn · Ford City Mall Entrance 1 - Chicago, IL - June 2026. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  19. Archer Heights · Landing at Midway Airport. Photo: Pintsmasher, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  20. New City · Former Nativity BVM Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Paulina Street and 50th Street, Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL - 54. Photo: Warren LeMay, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  21. Garfield Ridge · "Enter Here for Train" Sign and Turnstiles. Photo: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  22. Brighton Park · Cook County Office. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  23. West Lawn · Ford City Mall Entrance 2 - Chicago, IL - June 2026. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  24. Archer Heights · Archer Avenue at Avers Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  25. New City · Former Nativity BVM Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Paulina Street and 50th Street, Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL. Photo: Warren LeMay, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  26. Garfield Ridge · Archer Avenue at Latrobe Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  27. Brighton Park · 43rd St. at Albany Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  28. West Lawn · Ford City Mall Entrance 3 - Chicago, IL - June 2026. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  29. Archer Heights · Santa Fe ATSF 2007 (GP7). Photo: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  30. New City · Former Nativity BVM Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Paulina Street and 50th Street, Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL - 54. Photo: Warren LeMay, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  31. Garfield Ridge · Archer Avenue at Lorel Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  32. Brighton Park · Archer Avenue Near Sacramento Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  33. West Lawn · JCPenney Ford City Before Closure, Outdoor Entrance - Chicago, IL - June 2026. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  34. New City · Church Building, Chicago, 1913 (NBY 677). Photo: Sloan, Percy H. (Percy Haydn), 1867-, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  35. Garfield Ridge · On-board Orange Line Strip Map. Photo: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  36. Brighton Park · Archer Avenue at Sacramento Avenue. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  37. West Lawn · JCPenney Ford City Before Closure, Indoor Entrance - Chicago, IL - June 2026. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  38. New City · Saint Gabriel Catholic Church, Chicago, 1913 (NBY 584). Photo: Sloan, Percy H. (Percy Haydn), 1867-, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  39. Garfield Ridge · Looking Down on CTA Platform. Photo: Eric Fischer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  40. Brighton Park · Archer Avenue at Richmond St.. Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  41. Garfield Ridge · IL 50 South Crossing Under Midway Airport Overpass - Chicago, IL - August 2022. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  42. Brighton Park · Diaz ^ Associates - Panoramio (Bus Crop). Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  43. Garfield Ridge · Midway Airport Signage on IL 50 South - Chicago, IL - August 2022. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  44. Brighton Park · Saint Agnes Church, Chicago, 1913 (NBY 593). Photo: Sloan, Percy H. (Percy Haydn), 1867-, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  45. Garfield Ridge · IL 50 South and Midway Airport Ramp - Chicago, IL - August 2022. Photo: AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  46. Brighton Park · Second Federal Savings. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  47. Brighton Park · Second Federal Savings. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  48. Brighton Park · Zemsky's. Photo: lanehaugen, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) through the City of Chicago Open Data Portal, providing public sector information released under the City of Chicago Terms of Use.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by City of Chicago, community areas (Chicago Data Portal), provided as is, grouped into eight sides of the city by CrimesLog and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.

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