Is it okay to walk in Washington Park, Chicago?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

High for Chicago

Reported crime around the center of Washington Park is higher than in 94% of areas in Chicago, taking into account how many people are usually around. 396 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 Washington Park.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Chicago
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	High	higher than in 92% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 93% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 92% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 91% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Very high, higher than in 95% of areas.

Most reports here are from 8pm–9pm.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 104 (26%)
Theft: 61 (15%)
Vehicle theft: 57 (14%)
Vandalism: 49 (12%)
Aggravated assault: 35 (9%)

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

Around Washington Park

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

Hyde Park Low
Woodlawn Moderate
Grand Boulevard High
Kenwood High
Englewood Very high
North Kenwood Moderate
Becks Park Very high
Indian Village Low

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.