South Lawndale, Chicago, IL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In South Lawndale

Statistic	Reported_incidents	South Lawndale_{/100k people}	Chicago_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	117,086	5,887 (estimate)	4,296	2,485	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	South Lawndale_{/100k people}	Chicago_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	765	n/a	28.1	8.2	5.3
Rape	1,589	n/a	58.3	38.3	40.4
Robbery	11,957	n/a	438.8	139.3	102.8
Assault	15,815	n/a	580.3	250.5	248.5
Violent crime	30,126	1,515 (estimate)	1,105	436	386
Burglary	14,258	n/a	523.2	374.9	468.9
Theft	61,229	n/a	2,246.8	1,518.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	11,473	n/a	421.0	155.5	236.9
Property crime	86,960	4,372 (estimate)	3,191	2,049	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Western Springs, IL	13,133	0	260	260
Clarendon Hills, IL	8,641	69	367	436
Willow Springs, IL	5,677	53	491	544
Palos Hills, IL	17,545	91	478	569
Palos Park, IL	4,934	41	654	695
Palos Heights, IL	12,544	16	693	709
La Grange Park, IL	13,596	22	771	793
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	1,105	3,191	4,296

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in South Lawndale is 108% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 16.13 daily crimes that occur in South Lawndale.
South Lawndale is safer than 16% of the cities in the Illinois.
In South Lawndale you have a 1 in 17 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Chicago has increased by 12%.

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Daily Crime In South Lawndale (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is South Lawndale (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in South Lawndale

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in South Lawndale is 1 in 67

The chance of being a victim of property crime in South Lawndale is 1 in 23

The chance of being a victim of crime in South Lawndale is 1 in 17

Year Over Year Crime In Chicago (per 100,000 people)

Chicago police department

Item	South Lawndale	Chicago	Illinois
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	12,766	30,690
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.7	2.6

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	26,115	212	222

There are a total of 26,115 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 212 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 5% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Houston, TX	2,240,582	1,026	4,321	5,347
Philadelphia, PA	1,559,938	989	3,141	4,130
Phoenix, AZ	1,555,324	674	3,690	4,365
Los Angeles, CA	3,918,872	719	2,474	3,193
San Antonio, TX	1,439,358	718	5,190	5,908
Chicago, IL	2,714,017	1,105	3,191	4,296

Source: The South Lawndale, Chicago, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.