Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$10.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,513 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Back of the Yards with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Back of the Yards against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Back of the Yards sits in the 44th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 44% of neighborhoods and behind 56%. The grade covers only Back of the Yards's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Back of the Yards is 4.815 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 130 in the southeast areas to 1 in 240 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL report the most violent crime, about 24 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Back of the Yards is projected at $10,256,498 for 2025, about $431 per resident and $1,513 per household. That equals 2.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Back of the Yards Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL:	$431
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$757
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$166
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $431 per resident each year in Back of the Yards, which is $172 more than the national average and $190 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Back of the Yards:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $757 per person, which is $326 more than in Back of the Yards.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $166 per person, which is $265 less than in Back of the Yards

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Back of the Yards, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Back of the Yards	Cost per Back of the Yards Resident
Murder	$6.47 million	$272
Rape/Sexual Assault	$919,405	$39
Robbery	$1.22 million	$51
Assault	$1.64 million	$69
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$10,256,498	$431

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Back of the Yards totals $48,348,869 ($2,031 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $58,605,367 ($2,461 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Back of the Yards Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Back of the Yards residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.403
Robbery	1.630
Rape	0.6369
Murder	0.1447
Total Violent Crime	4.815 (C)

Individual Back of the Yards Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New City, Chicago, IL	C	C-	C+
Gage Park, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+
Brighton Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B+	B
Canaryville, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+
Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL	C+	B-	C+
Ducktown, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+
Garfield Manor, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+
West Englewood, Chicago, IL	D+	D	C-
Corwith, Chicago, IL	B-	B+	B
Englewood, Chicago, IL	D-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Back of the Yards is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
East Bloomington, Bloomington, MN	C-	B	B
Camp Pendleton South, Oceanside, CA	B-	D+	D+
South, Raleigh, NC	C-	C	C
Eads-Fisherville, Cordova, TN	B+	C+	C+
North Redlands, Redlands, CA	B+	B-	B-
McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A-
East Side, Chicago, IL	B+	B+	B+
Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas, NV	A	A-	A-
Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, OR	C	B+	B+
19th Ward, Rochester, NY	B-	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Back of the Yards is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

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