Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Calumet Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Calumet Heights 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 Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Calumet Heights is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of neighborhoods are safer and 8% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Calumet Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Calumet Heights is 0.2095 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Calumet Heights generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Calumet Heights may be as high as 1 in 3,984 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,237 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Calumet Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Calumet Heights, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northwest part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Calumet Heights residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Calumet Heights has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Calumet Heights has 1, have the same problem. Of Calumet Heights’s 9,515 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Calumet Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Calumet Heights residents in a standard year.

Individual Calumet Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Calumet Heights is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Calumet Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pill Hill, Chicago, IL	C	C-	B	F
South Chicago, Chicago, IL	D	D	C-	D-
Avalon Park, Chicago, IL	D	D	D+	F
Cheltenham, Chicago, IL	D+	D	C+	D-
South Deering, Chicago, IL	C-	C-	C+	D-
The Bush, Chicago, IL	D	D-	C	F
Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL	D-	D-	D	F
Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL	D-	D-	D-	F
Chatham, Chicago, IL	D	D	D+	F
Windsor Park, Chicago, IL	D	D	C	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Calumet Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Otter Creek Crystal, Little Rock, AR	C-	D+	D+	D
The Cape, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Belgravia Terrace, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-	D-
Sandpointe, Santa Ana, CA	A	A-	A-	B+
Greater Harmony Hills, San Antonio, TX	D-	C-	C-	A-
Oak View, Huntington Beach, CA	B	C-	C-	A+
Mesa Hills, El Paso, TX	D-	D	D	C+
Lakewood, Sunnyvale, CA	A+	A	A	A-
Roosevelt-San Francisco, Redwood City, CA	B+	C+	C+	D+
Haller Lake, Seattle, WA	F	D	D	D-

Considering only the murder rate, Calumet Heights is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 11% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Calumet Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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