Is it okay to walk in South Lawndale, Chicago?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Moderate for Chicago

Reported crime around the center of South Lawndale is higher than in 65% of areas in Chicago, taking into account how many people are usually around. 490 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 South Lawndale.

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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 67% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Low	higher than in 57% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Low	lower than in 54% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Moderate	higher than in 76% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Moderate, higher than in 65% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Moderate, higher than in 66% of areas.

Most reports here are from 2pm–3pm.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 119 (24%)
Shoplifting: 71 (14%)
Theft: 69 (14%)
Vandalism: 64 (13%)
Aggravated assault: 42 (9%)

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

Around South Lawndale

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

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.