Lake View, Chicago, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

Which crimes are included?

$41.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake View, Chicago, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $885 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake View 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 Lake View against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Lake View sits in the 59th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 59% of neighborhoods and behind 41%. The grade covers only Lake View's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Lake View is 3.808 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 232 in the west areas to 1 in 310 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Lake View, Chicago, IL report the most violent crime, about 89 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake View, Chicago, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lake View is projected at $41,594,661 for 2025, about $464 per resident and $885 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 38.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lake View Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Lake View, Chicago, IL:	$464
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$757
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$166
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $464 per resident each year in Lake View, which is $206 more than the national average and $224 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lake View:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $757 per person, which is $293 more than in Lake View.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $166 per person, which is $298 less than in Lake View

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lake View	Cost per Lake View Resident
Murder	$29.8 million	$332
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.13 million	$46
Robbery	$3.54 million	$40
Assault	$4.15 million	$46
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$41,594,661	$464

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lake View, 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 Lake View totals $219,708,496 ($2,453 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $261,303,158 ($2,917 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lake View, 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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Lake View Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.615
Robbery	1.257
Rape	0.7599
Murder	0.1768
Total Violent Crime	3.808 (B-)

Individual Lake View Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pine Grove, Chicago, IL	D	B	C
Hamlin Park, Chicago, IL	D	B	C+
Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL	D	C	C-
Roscoe Village, Chicago, IL	D	B	C+
Bricktown, Chicago, IL	D	B	C
Uptown, Chicago, IL	D	C+	C
Cuyler, Chicago, IL	D	B-	C-
North Center, Chicago, IL	D	B-	C
Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL	D-	C-	C-
Belgravia Terrace, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lake View 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
Northeast Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+
Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+
Bedford Park, Bronx, NY	B	B-	B-
Cambrian Park, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-
Central City, Corpus Christi, TX	D-	D-	D-
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, PA	B	C+	C+
Cordova-Appling, Cordova, TN	D+	D+	D+
East End, Houston, TX	D+	D+	D+
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C	C
Elmhurst, Queens, NY	B	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Lake View is less safe than the Illinois state average and as safe as the national average.

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