Washington Heights, Chicago, IL Property Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$3.57 million

Cost of Crime™ for Washington Heights, Chicago, IL

In 2025, property crime will cost $421 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Washington Heights 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 B- grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in Washington Heights against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Washington Heights sits in the 58th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 58% of neighborhoods and behind 42%. The grade covers only Washington Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The property crime rate in Washington Heights is 19.89 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 37 in the southwest areas to 1 in 58 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Washington Heights, Chicago, IL report the most property crime, about 104 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 32 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Washington Heights, Chicago, IL

Property crime in Washington Heights is projected to cost $3,567,400 in 2025, about $155 per resident and $421 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 61.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.8%

How Much Does Property Crime Cost in Washington Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Washington Heights, Chicago, IL:	$155
Loop, Chicago, IL:	$277
Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL:	$100
Illinois:	$107
USA:	$136

Property crime costs $155 per resident each year in Washington Heights, which is $19 more than the national average and $48 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Washington Heights:

In Loop, Chicago, IL, crime costs $277 per person, which is $122 more than in Washington Heights.
In Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $100 per person, which is $55 less than in Washington Heights

2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for Washington Heights, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Washington Heights	Cost per Washington Heights Resident
Vehicle Theft	$1.40 million	$61
Burglary	$539,273	$23
Theft	$1.58 million	$69
Arson	$40,154	$2
Total Cost of Property Crime	$3,567,400	$155

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 Washington Heights, 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 northwest 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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Washington Heights Property Crime Breakdown

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 Washington Heights residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.29
Vehicle Theft	3.939
Burglary	2.584
Arson	0.0722
Total Property Crime	19.89 (B-)

Individual Washington Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of property crime in Washington Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Washington Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brainerd, Chicago, IL	C	C-	B-
Beverly, Chicago, IL	B	B	B+
Roseland, Chicago, IL	C-	D	C+
Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL	D+	D	C
Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL	C-	D+	C+
South Englewood, Chicago, IL	C	D+	B-
Morgan Park, Chicago, IL	B-	C	B
Chatham, Chicago, IL	D	D	D+
Pullman, Chicago, IL	D+	D+	C-
Auburn Park, Chicago, IL	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Washington Heights is lower 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
The Plaza, Long Beach, CA	B+	B-	B-
Green Valley South, Henderson, NV	C	B-	B-
Greenbrier West, Chesapeake, VA	B-	B+	B+
Haddington-Carroll Park, Philadelphia, PA	C+	D+	D+
Hermosa, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B-
Hunts Point, Bronx, NY	C+	D+	D+
Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA	D	D+	D+
Northampton, Hampton, VA	C-	A-	A-
Outer Richmond, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+
Springlake-University Terrace, Shreveport, LA	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the property crime rate, Washington Heights is less safe than the Illinois state average and as safe as the national average.

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