West Town, Chicago, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. West Town is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of neighborhoods are safer and 20% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Town's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in West Town is 0.1390 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Town generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Town may be as high as 1 in 5,676 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,803 in the west 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 southeast parts of West Town, Chicago, IL: about 1 per year. The southwest part of West Town has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for West Town, 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 southeast 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 West Town residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which West Town 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 West Town has 26, have the same problem. Of West Town’s 48,131 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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West Town 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 West Town residents in a standard year.

Individual West Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wicker Park, Chicago, IL	D	C	D+	D
Ukrainian Village, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	C+	D+
Near West Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	D+	D
Greektown, Chicago, IL	D	C	D+	D
Belgravia Terrace, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-	D-
Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL	D	C	C-	D-
Logan Square, Chicago, IL	D+	C+	C	D+
Claremont Cottages, Chicago, IL	D+	C-	C-	D+
Near North Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	D+	D-
Gold Coast, Chicago, IL	D+	C	C+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Town 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
Gateway-Green Valley Ranch, Denver, CO	A-	B-	B-	A-
Unionport, Bronx, NY	A-	B-	B-	A
Throgs Neck-Edgewater Park, Bronx, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX	C+	C-	C-	B
Sugar House, Salt Lake City, UT	F	C	C	A+
Harbor Gateway, Torrance, CA	B-	C	C	B
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	C
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	B-	B+
Green Valley North, Henderson, NV	C	C+	C+	B+
Greater Greenspoint, Houston, TX	D-	D-	D-	F

Considering only the murder rate, West Town 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 West Town, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See West Town schools on SchoolGrade

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