Gage Park, Chicago, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Gage Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Gage Park 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 Gage Park, Chicago, IL Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Gage Park is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of neighborhoods are safer and 23% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gage Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Gage Park is 0.1258 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gage Park generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gage Park may be as high as 1 in 6,732 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,096 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Gage Park, Chicago, IL: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Gage Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Gage Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gage Park to the Illinois state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Gage Park 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 Gage Park, Chicago, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gage Park about $6,439,529 in 2025, or roughly $236 per resident. This is part of Gage Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gage Park, including every crime type and how Gage Park 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 Gage Park's crime maps on the Gage Park overall crime page.

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Individual Gage Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Garfield Manor, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+	D+
Brighton Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B+	B	D+
Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL	C+	C+	B	D
Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL	C	C	C+	D
West Elsdon, Chicago, IL	B	A-	B+	C-
New City, Chicago, IL	C	C-	C+	D
Archer Heights, Chicago, IL	B-	A-	B	C-
West Englewood, Chicago, IL	D+	D	C-	F
Corwith, Chicago, IL	B-	B+	B	D+
West Lawn, Chicago, IL	B	A-	B	D+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Gage Park 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
Highline, Seattle, WA	D-	C	C	D
West Valley, Boise, ID	A	A-	A-	A+
Sommerset West-Elmonica North, Bethany, OR	A	A	A	B+
Park Heights, Baltimore, MD	C-	D-	D-	D+
Paradise Hills, San Diego, CA	A-	B	B	C+
North Central Dallas, Carrollton, TX	B+	B	B	A-
Kyle Canyon, Las Vegas, NV	A+	A-	A-	B-
Howard Beach, Queens, NY	A-	B+	B+	B
Highland Hills, San Antonio, TX	D-	D	D	B+
Hazelwood-Mill Park, Portland, OR	D-	C	C	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gage Park, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 11% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Gage Park schools on SchoolGrade

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