Is it okay to walk in Illinois Medical District, Chicago?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Moderate for Chicago

Reported crime around the center of Illinois Medical District is higher than in 73% of areas in Chicago, taking into account how many people are usually around. 316 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Illinois Medical District.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Chicago
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Moderate	higher than in 75% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Moderate	higher than in 75% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Moderate	higher than in 71% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Low	higher than in 61% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Low, higher than in 62% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): High, higher than in 86% of areas.

Most reports here are from 9am–10am.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 76 (24%)
Theft: 65 (21%)
Vandalism: 41 (13%)
Burglary: 27 (9%)
Vehicle theft: 27 (9%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Illinois Medical District

The areas right next to it range from moderate to high.

Tri-Taylor Moderate
Near West Side Moderate
Little Italy Low
Pilsen Moderate
Lower West Side Moderate
Greektown Very low
Fulton Market District Low
East Garfield Park High

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within Chicago. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.