Irving Park, Chicago, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Irving Park

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Irving Park residents.

 

Irving Park, Chicago, IL Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
B
B
Other Crime Grade
D+

$14.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Irving Park, Chicago, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $808 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Irving Park 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 B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Irving Park against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Irving Park sits in the 65th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 65% of neighborhoods and behind 35%. The grade covers only Irving Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Irving Park is 3.477 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 232 in the southeast areas to 1 in 339 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Irving Park, Chicago, IL report the most violent crime, about 30 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in Irving Park is projected at $14,378,206 for 2025, about $323 per resident and $808 per household. That equals 0.7% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 40.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

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

Irving Park, Chicago, IL: $323
Englewood, Chicago, IL: $757
O'Hare, Chicago, IL: $166
Illinois: $240
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $323 per resident each year in Irving Park, which is $65 more than the national average and $83 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Irving Park:
  • In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $757 per person, which is $434 more than in Irving Park.
  • In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $166 per person, which is $157 less than in Irving Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Irving Park, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$14,378,206
$323

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Irving Park, 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 Irving Park totals $69,624,862 ($1,564 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $84,003,068 ($1,888 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Irving Park, 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 east 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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Irving Park Violent Crime Breakdown

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent 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
B-
B
B+
C-
B-
B-
C-
B-
C+
B
B+
B+
B-
B+
B+
D+
B
C+
B
B+
A-
D
B-
C
B-
B-
B
C-
B
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Irving Park is lower 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
B-
D-
D-
A
A
A
B
B-
B-
A-
A
A
D+
C+
C+
A-
A
A
A+
A-
A-
C-
D
D
A
A
A
A-
C+
C+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Irving Park is less safe than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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