Property Crime per Capita in University Village
Property crime covers theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson, offenses against belongings rather than people. The map below shows the property crime rate per 1,000 University Village residents.
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C-
C |
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Property Crime Grade |
C- |
Other Crime Grade |
D+ |
$1.69 million
Cost of Crime™ for University Village, Chicago, IL
In 2025, property crime will cost $428 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of University Village with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.
The C- grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in University Village against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. University Village sits in the 34th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 34% of neighborhoods and behind 66%. The grade covers only University Village's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The property crime rate in University Village is 27.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the northwest part of the neighborhood as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 17 in the southwest areas to 1 in 65 in the northwest.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of University Village, Chicago, IL report the most property crime, about 52 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in University Village, Chicago, IL
Property crime in University Village is projected to cost $1,689,954 in 2025, about $186 per resident and $428 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:- Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 67.5%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.0%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.5%
How Much Does Property Crime Cost in University Village Compared to Other Neighborhoods?
| University Village, Chicago, IL: | $186 |
|---|---|
| Loop, Chicago, IL: | $277 |
| Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL: | $100 |
| Illinois: | $107 |
| USA: | $136 |
Property crime costs $186 per resident each year in University Village, which is $50 more than the national average and $79 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to University Village:
- In Loop, Chicago, IL, crime costs $277 per person, which is $91 more than in University Village.
- In Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $100 per person, which is $86 less than in University Village
2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for University Village, with the projected cost per resident.Crime |
Cost to University Village |
Cost per University Village Resident |
|---|---|---|
Vehicle Theft |
$454,174 |
$50 |
Burglary |
$182,268 |
$20 |
Theft |
$1.04 million |
$114 |
Arson |
$14,535 |
$2 |
Total Cost of Property Crime |
$1,689,954 |
$186 |
How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated
Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in University Village, Chicago, IL. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.Interpreting the Property Crime Maps
Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the east part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.
Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.
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The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 University Village residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
22.08 |
Vehicle Theft |
3.228 |
Burglary |
2.212 |
Arson |
0.0663 |
Total Property Crime |
27.59 (C-) |
Individual University Village Crime Maps & Stats
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of property crime in University Village is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to University Village.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
D | C- | D+ | |
C+ | C+ | B | |
D | C | D+ | |
C+ | C+ | B- | |
D+ | C- | C- | |
D- | C- | D- | |
C+ | B- | B- | |
B- | B- | B+ | |
C- | C | C | |
F | D+ | D- |
Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations
University Village is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for property crime. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
A | B+ | B+ | |
A | A | A | |
C+ | B | B | |
F | D | D | |
D | F | F | |
B- | B | B | |
C | C- | C- | |
A+ | A | A | |
F | F | F | |
B- | A+ | A+ |
Considering only the property crime rate, University Village is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.
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