Safest Neighborhoods in Chicago (2024)
The community areas in Chicago with the highest population-adjusted Crime Index scores for 2024, built from Chicago's own open crime data.
Ranked safest to less safe
Not the same community areas shown on the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago list.
- 1Edison Park93 A
- 2Forest Glen91 A
- 3Mount Greenwood90 A
- 4Norwood Park89 A
- 5Dunning85 B
- 6Jefferson Park85 B
- 7North Center85 B
- 8Beverly84 B
- 9Clearing82 B
- 10Montclare82 B
- 11Lincoln Square81 B
- 12Portage Park81 B
- 13West Ridge81 B
- 14Bridgeport80 B
- 15Albany Park79 B
- 16Irving Park79 B
- 17East Side78 B
- 18Ashburn77 B
- 19Brighton Park77 B
- 20Garfield Ridge77 B
- 21North Park77 B
- 22West Elsdon77 B
- 23West Lawn75 B
- 24Belmont Cragin74 C
- 25Hermosa73 C
No area has zero risk
A high Crime Index score means lower reported crime relative to other US cities — it is not a guarantee of safety. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.
Scores on this page reflect FBI-reported data for 2024. See the full methodology →