Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Lincoln Square is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of neighborhoods are safer and 28% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lincoln Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Lincoln Square is 0.1096 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lincoln Square generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lincoln Square may be as high as 1 in 7,839 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,377 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Lincoln Square has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lincoln Square's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lincoln Square 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, Lincoln Square 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 Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lincoln Square about $2,255,421 in 2025, or roughly $206 per resident. This is part of Lincoln Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lincoln Square, including every crime type and how Lincoln Square 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 Lincoln Square's crime maps on the Lincoln Square overall crime page.

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Individual Lincoln Square Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Lincoln Square is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Lincoln Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bowmanville, Chicago, IL	C-	B	B-	D+
West Ravenswood, Chicago, IL	D	C+	C-	D
Ravenswood Gardens, Chicago, IL	D+	B	C+	D
Granville Gardens, Chicago, IL	C	C+	B+	C-
Andersonville, Chicago, IL	D+	B-	C	D+
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-	D+
North Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B	B-	D+
Cuyler, Chicago, IL	D	B-	C-	D-
Edgewater, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B	C-
Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL	D-	C-	C-	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lincoln Square 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
Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK	A	C	C	A-
Brick Church Bellshire, Nashville, TN	D	D-	D-	D
Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX	F	D-	D-	C
Annandale-on-Hudson, Staten Island, NY	A+	A-	A-	C+
Westside, Atlantic City, NJ	D	D-	D-	C+
Westmont, Everett, WA	D-	C+	C+	A+
West Colfax, Denver, CO	D-	D	D	C+
Washington Square, Brookline, MA	B+	B-	B-	B-
Village 2, Sacramento, CA	A	A-	A-	B-
Starcrest, Salmon Creek, WA	D+	B+	B+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Lincoln Square schools on SchoolGrade

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