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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$16.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Norwood Park, Chicago, IL

In 2025, crime will cost $979 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Norwood 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 Norwood Park, Chicago, IL Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Norwood Park's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Norwood Park sits in the 87th percentile, ahead of 87% of neighborhoods and behind 13%. The grade covers only Norwood Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Norwood Park is 20.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the central areas to 1 in 72 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Norwood Park, Chicago, IL report the most crime, about 174 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 60 per year.

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

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Norwood Park for 2025 is $16,279,361, about $379 per resident and $979 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Norwood Park, Chicago, IL:	$379
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$1163
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$344
Illinois:	$420
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Norwood Park is $379 per year, which is $86 less than the national average and $42 less than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Norwood Park:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $1,163 per person, which is $784 more than in Norwood Park.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $344 per person, which is $35 less than in Norwood Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Norwood Park	Cost per Norwood Park Resident
Murder	$5.75 million	$134
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.94 million	$45
Robbery	$946,423	$22
Assault	$742,327	$17
Kidnapping	$190,055	$4
Vehicle Theft	$2.82 million	$66
Burglary	$350,506	$8
Theft	$1.50 million	$35
Arson	$77,629	$2
Vandalism	$1.24 million	$29
Animal Cruelty	$6,080	$0
Drug Crimes	$467,105	$11
Identity Theft	$239,145	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$16,279,361	$379

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Norwood 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 Norwood Park totals $48,094,630 ($1,118 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $64,373,990 ($1,497 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 northeast 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 Norwood Park has 1, do the same, and of Norwood Park's 43,003 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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Norwood 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 Norwood Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6011
Robbery	0.6997
Rape	0.7443
Murder	0.0712
Total Violent Crime	2.116 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.735
Vehicle Theft	4.242
Burglary	0.8986
Arson	0.0748
Total Property Crime	11.95 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0729
Drug Crimes	1.468
Vandalism	4.045
Identity Theft	0.7185
Animal Cruelty	0.0191
Total "Other" Rate	6.324 (B)

Individual Norwood Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Considering only the crime rate, Norwood Park is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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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