Norwood Park, Chicago, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Norwood Park is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of neighborhoods are safer and 47% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Norwood Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Norwood Park is 0.0712 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Norwood Park generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Norwood Park may be as high as 1 in 11,103 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,731 in the west part of the neighborhood.

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

How Norwood Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Norwood 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, Norwood Park is as safe as the Illinois state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Norwood Park, Chicago, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Norwood Park about $5,752,261 in 2025, or roughly $134 per resident. This is part of Norwood Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Norwood Park, including every crime type and how Norwood 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 Norwood Park's crime maps on the Norwood Park overall crime page.

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Individual Norwood Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Colonial Gardens, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A-	C
Edison Park, Chicago, IL	A	A	A	B
Gladstone, Chicago, IL	B+	A-	B+	C
Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A-	C-
O'Hare, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A-	B
Forest Glen, Chicago, IL	A	A	A	C
Dunning, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A-	C+
Martin Luther, Chicago, IL	B+	B+	A-	C-
Pottage Park, Chicago, IL	B+	A-	A-	C
Montrose, Chicago, IL	B	B+	A-	D+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Norwood Park is similar 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
Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Northeast, Anaheim, CA	B+	C-	C-	A
Northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO	D	C-	C-	B-
Northside, Fort Worth, TX	C	C+	C+	C+
Northwest, Reno, NV	B	B	B	A-
Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX	B	B-	B-	B+
Oak Lane, Philadelphia, PA	B+	B	B	D-
Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY	A-	A	A	B
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY	B	D	D	A-
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, OH	D+	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Norwood Park, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Norwood Park schools on SchoolGrade

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