Near North Side, Chicago, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$42.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Near North Side, Chicago, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $785 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Near North Side 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 Near North Side against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Near North Side sits in the 37th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 37% of neighborhoods and behind 63%. The grade covers only Near North Side's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Near North Side is 5.438 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 148 in the east areas to 1 in 234 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Near North Side, Chicago, IL report the most violent crime, about 74 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 27 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Near North Side, Chicago, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Near North Side is projected at $42,252,424 for 2025, about $481 per resident and $785 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 39.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Near North Side Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Near North Side, Chicago, IL:	$481
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$757
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$166
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $481 per resident each year in Near North Side, which is $223 more than the national average and $241 more than Chicago's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Near North Side:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $757 per person, which is $276 more than in Near North Side.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $166 per person, which is $315 less than in Near North Side

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Near North Side	Cost per Near North Side Resident
Murder	$26.6 million	$303
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.96 million	$45
Robbery	$3.64 million	$42
Assault	$8.10 million	$92
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$42,252,424	$481

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Near North Side, 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 Near North Side totals $198,702,606 ($2,264 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $240,955,030 ($2,746 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Near North Side, 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 northeast 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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Near North Side Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.214
Robbery	1.320
Rape	0.7435
Murder	0.1610
Total Violent Crime	5.438 (C-)

Individual Near North Side Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gold Coast, Chicago, IL	D+	C	C+
Loop, Chicago, IL	F	D+	D-
Belgravia Terrace, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-
Greektown, Chicago, IL	D	C	D+
Printers Row, Chicago, IL	D-	C-	D-
Near West Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	D+
Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL	D	C	C-
West Town, Chicago, IL	D+	C	C-
University Village, Chicago, IL	C-	C	C-
Near South Side, Chicago, IL	C+	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Near North Side 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
Central City, Corpus Christi, TX	D-	D-	D-
Wedgwood, Fort Worth, TX	C-	C+	C+
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX	B	B+	B+
Northwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	C+	A-	A-
Parkchester, Bronx, NY	A-	B	B
Lake View, Chicago, IL	D-	B-	B-
Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY	B	C-	C-
Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA	B-	C-	C-
North, Raleigh, NC	B-	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Near North Side is less safe than the Illinois state average and less safe than the national average.

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