This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Chicago.įor Chicago, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Now let us turn to take a look at how Chicago does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes.
Regardless of how Chicago does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. Importantly, when you compare Chicago to other communities of similar population, then Chicago crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Within Illinois, more than 95% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Chicago. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 31.
With a crime rate of 33 per one thousand residents, Chicago has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.
