South Evanston, Evanston, IL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	C+

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$5.56 million

Cost of Crime™ for South Evanston, Evanston, IL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $609 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of South Evanston 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 South Evanston against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. South Evanston sits in the 76th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 76% of neighborhoods and behind 24%. The grade covers only South Evanston's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in South Evanston is 2.873 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 308 in the north areas to 1 in 380 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of South Evanston, Evanston, IL report the most violent crime, about 10 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in South Evanston, Evanston, IL

The tangible cost of violent crime in South Evanston is projected at $5,564,818 for 2025, about $293 per resident and $609 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): 40.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in South Evanston Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

South Evanston, Evanston, IL:	$293
Englewood, Chicago, IL:	$757
O'Hare, Chicago, IL:	$166
Illinois:	$240
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $293 per resident each year in South Evanston, which is $35 more than the national average and $53 more than Evanston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to South Evanston:

In Englewood, Chicago, IL, crime costs $757 per person, which is $464 more than in South Evanston.
In O'Hare, Chicago, IL, crime costs $166 per person, which is $127 less than in South Evanston

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to South Evanston	Cost per South Evanston Resident
Murder	$3.58 million	$189
Rape/Sexual Assault	$815,534	$43
Robbery	$560,890	$30
Assault	$612,313	$32
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,564,818	$293

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in South Evanston, Evanston, 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 South Evanston totals $28,041,617 ($1,478 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,606,434 ($1,772 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in South Evanston, Evanston, 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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South Evanston Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.124
Robbery	0.9400
Rape	0.7090
Murder	0.1003
Total Violent Crime	2.873 (B+)

Individual South Evanston Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown, Evanston, IL	B-	B	B-
Rogers Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B-	B+
West Ridge, Chicago, IL	B-	B	B+
Central Street Merchant District, Evanston, IL	A	A	A
Granville Gardens, Chicago, IL	C	C+	B+
Edgewater, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B
Andersonville, Chicago, IL	D+	B-	C
Gross Point, Wilmette, IL	A	A	A
North Park, Chicago, IL	C+	B	B-
Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South Evanston 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
Dayton's Bluff, St. Paul, MN	C-	D+	D+
Huntridge, Las Vegas, NV	D-	D-	D-
Grandview, Glendale, CA	C+	C	C
Cuf, Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, PA	D	D-	D-
Vance Jackson, San Antonio, TX	D	C	C
Central District, Seattle, WA	F	D	D
Wallingford, Seattle, WA	D-	C+	C+
West Loch, Waipahu, HI	A-	A	A
Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, South Evanston is as safe as the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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