Murder per Capita in Back of the Yards
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Back of the Yards residents.
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1 in 6,911
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Back of the Yards is about 1 in 6,911.
$272
Murder costs the average Back of the Yards resident about $272 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Back of the Yards in green. The most dangerous areas in Back of the Yards are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL Safe from Murder?
The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Back of the Yards is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of neighborhoods are safer and 19% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Back of the Yards's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Back of the Yards is 0.1447 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Back of the Yards generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Back of the Yards may be as high as 1 in 4,351 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 7,636 in the west part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Back of the Yards has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Back of the Yards's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Back of the Yards to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL: | 0.1447 |
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| Illinois: | 0.0712 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Back of the Yards is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Back of the Yards about $6,473,232 in 2025, or roughly $272 per resident. This is part of Back of the Yards's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Back of the Yards, including every crime type and how Back of the Yards compares to other neighborhoods.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Back of the Yards's crime maps on the Back of the Yards overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Back of the Yards is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Back of the Yards.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | C- | C+ | D | |
B- | B | B+ | D | |
C+ | B+ | B | D+ | |
B- | B | B+ | D+ | |
C+ | B- | C+ | C- | |
B | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
B- | B | B+ | D+ | |
D+ | D | C- | F | |
B- | B+ | B | D+ | |
D- | D- | D | F |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Back of the Yards is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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C- | B | B | B | |
B- | D+ | D+ | A- | |
C- | C | C | B- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | D- | |
B+ | B- | B- | A- | |
A- | A- | A- | B- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
A | A- | A- | B- | |
C | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
B- | D- | D- | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 11% actual proficiency versus 12% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Back of the Yards schools on SchoolGrade
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