Is it okay to walk in Jackson Park Highlands District, Chicago?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Very high for Chicago

Reported crime around the center of Jackson Park Highlands District is higher than in 97% of areas in Chicago, taking into account how many people are usually around. 722 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 Jackson Park Highlands District.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Chicago
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	High	higher than in 94% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 91% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Very high, higher than in 98% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Very high, higher than in 96% of areas.

Most reports here are from 5pm–6pm.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 214 (30%)
Vandalism: 111 (15%)
Theft: 89 (12%)
Aggravated assault: 86 (12%)
Vehicle theft: 60 (8%)

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

Around Jackson Park Highlands District

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

South Shore High
Woodlawn Moderate
Grand Crossing Very high
Hyde Park Low
Avalon Park Moderate
Pierces Park High
Avalon Highlands Very high
Greater Grand Crossing Very 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.