Unveiling the Chicago City’s Most Dangerous Neighborhoods

Chicago has notoriously violent districts despite its cultural and economic wealth.

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These neighborhoods have greatly influenced Chicago’s culture but remain the most dangerous.

Avoid high-crime neighborhoods by researching and consulting residents.

Here are the ten most dangerous places in Chicago, a city with 2,746,388, which is 67% more dangerous than the national average in violent crime, property crime, and gun violence.

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Ten Most Dangerous Places in Chicago

Washington Park, the most dangerous area, has 12,707 residents and a violent crime rate 701% greater than the national average. Murder, robbery, and assault rates are 297% higher than the national average.

West Garfield Park, on the South Side, has 257% higher violent crime than the rest of the city. Violent crimes are 1 in 20 here, mostly due to gang activity.

Englewood, a 24,369-person South Side neighborhood, has a 125% higher crime rate than Chicago in 2022 due to past poverty. Robbery, assault, and murder plague the neighborhood.

North Lawndale, a West Side growth neighborhood, struggled after the 2008 crisis. The crime rate is 198% greater than the Chicago average, with 70% of men aged 17-45 having criminal records, giving victims a 1 in 9 chance.

East Garfield Park, in West Chicago, has high violent and property crime rates. In 2022, violent crime was over 2,800, and property crime was above 7,500, totaling 10,195 per 100,000.

West Englewood, a 32,317-person neighborhood in Southwest Chicago, has a crime rate of 9,551 per 100,000, double the Chicago average. The violent crime rate is 2,773 per 100,000, giving victims a 1 in 37 probability.

Austin, a West Side Chicago neighborhood, ranks 9th in violent crime and 20th in property crime. It ranked 5th in quality-of-life crimes like loitering and bad behavior in 2022.

Grand Crossing, with 31,471 residents on the South Side, Grand Crossing’s 2020 crime rate was 317% greater than the national average. Property crimes were 5,866 per 100,000 persons and violent offenses 2,858 per 100,000.

Riverdale, in the far South end, is dangerous due to its high violent crime rate, with 1 in 39 residents becoming victims. Property crime is similarly high at 4,743 per 100,000.

South Shore, With 54,000 residents, famed for its lakeside beaches, has a crime rate of 7,573 per 100,000. Robbery and assault are common at 2,454 per 100,000. There are 5,120 property crimes per 100,000 individuals.

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