Lower West Side, Chicago, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Lower West Side is 0.1084 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lower West Side generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lower West Side may be as high as 1 in 6,022 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,649 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Lower West Side, Chicago, IL: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Lower West Side has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lower West Side's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lower West Side 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, Lower West Side 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 Lower West Side, Chicago, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lower West Side about $4,828,309 in 2025, or roughly $204 per resident. This is part of Lower West Side's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lower West Side, including every crime type and how Lower West Side 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 Lower West Side's crime maps on the Lower West Side overall crime page.

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Individual Lower West Side Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pilsen, Chicago, IL	C+	C+	B	D+
University Village, Chicago, IL	C-	C	C-	D
Locks, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B+	D+
Claremont Cottages, Chicago, IL	D+	C-	C-	D+
Bohemian California, Chicago, IL	C+	C+	B	D+
Near West Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	D+	D
Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL	C+	B-	C+	C-
Ducktown, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+	D+
Bridgeport, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B+	D+
Armour Square, Chicago, IL	C-	C	C	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lower West Side 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
San Luis Rey, Oceanside, CA	B	A-	A-	B+
Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA	B+	C+	C+	B+
Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	C-
Hunts Point, Bronx, NY	C+	D+	D+	A-
Kalihi Valley, Honolulu, HI	A+	A+	A+	A-
Maplewood-Ashcreek, Portland, OR	C+	B+	B+	B
Airport, Honolulu, HI	B-	A	A	A
Mountain View, El Monte, CA	B	B-	B-	B+
Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Noe Valley, San Francisco, CA	C-	C-	C-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lower West Side, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lower West Side schools on SchoolGrade

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