The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Irving Park, Chicago, IL: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$25.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Irving Park, Chicago, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,450 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Irving Park with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Irving Park, Chicago, IL Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Irving Park's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Irving Park sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of neighborhoods and behind 50%. The grade covers only Irving Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Irving Park is 36.50 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the southeast areas to 1 in 34 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Irving Park, Chicago, IL report the most crime, about 338 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 88 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Irving Park, Chicago, IL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Irving Park for 2025 is $25,799,495, about $580 per resident and $1,450 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Irving Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Irving Park, Chicago, IL:	$580
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$1163
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$344
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Irving Park is $580 per year, which is $116 more than the national average and $160 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Irving Park:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $1,163 per person, which is $583 more than in Irving Park.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $344 per person, which is $236 less than in Irving Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Irving Park for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Irving Park	Cost per Irving Park Resident
Murder	$8.91 million	$200
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.92 million	$43
Robbery	$1.68 million	$38
Assault	$1.86 million	$42
Kidnapping	$193,608	$4
Vehicle Theft	$2.92 million	$66
Burglary	$678,509	$15
Theft	$2.87 million	$64
Arson	$64,286	$1
Vandalism	$3.25 million	$73
Animal Cruelty	$6,739	$0
Drug Crimes	$781,506	$18
Identity Theft	$654,889	$15
Total Cost of Crime	$25,799,495	$580

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Irving Park, Chicago, IL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Irving Park totals $69,624,862 ($1,564 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $95,424,357 ($2,144 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Irving Park has 2, do the same, and of Irving Park's 44,503 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Irving Park Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Irving Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.455
Robbery	1.202
Rape	0.7129
Murder	0.1066
Total Violent Crime	3.477 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.45
Vehicle Theft	4.236
Burglary	1.681
Arson	0.0598
Total Property Crime	18.43 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0718
Drug Crimes	2.374
Vandalism	10.23
Identity Theft	1.901
Animal Cruelty	0.0205
Total "Other" Rate	14.60 (D+)

Individual Irving Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Albany Park, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-
Avondale, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	C+
North Mayfair, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+
Grayland, Chicago, IL	B-	B+	B+
Ravenswood Gardens, Chicago, IL	D+	B	C+
Montrose, Chicago, IL	B	B+	A-
North Center, Chicago, IL	D	B-	C
Hermosa, Chicago, IL	B-	B-	B
Bowmanville, Chicago, IL	C-	B	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Irving Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for 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
Seaport, Stockton, CA	B-	D-	D-
Norwood Park, Chicago, IL	A	A	A
Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX	B	B-	B-
Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY	A-	A	A
Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, OH	D+	C+	C+
Rhodes Ranch, Spring Valley, NV	A-	A	A
Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA	A+	A-	A-
Roseland, Chicago, IL	C-	D	D
Scripps Ranch, San Diego, CA	A	A	A
Montello, Brockton, MA	A-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Irving Park 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 Irving Park, Chicago, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Irving Park schools on SchoolGrade

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