Is it okay to walk in West Garfield Park, Chicago?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Very high for Chicago

Reported crime around the center of West Garfield Park is among the highest 1% of areas in Chicago, taking into account how many people are usually around. 717 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 West Garfield Park.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Chicago
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	High	higher than in 94% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	higher than in 96% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Very high, among the highest 1% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Very high, among the highest 1% of areas.

Most reports here are from 5pm–6pm.

What gets reported here

Drug offense: 148 (21%)
Simple assault: 136 (19%)
Aggravated assault: 83 (12%)
Vandalism: 77 (11%)
Theft: 72 (10%)

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

Around West Garfield Park

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

Mandell Very high
East Garfield Park High
North Lawndale High
Humboldt Park Moderate
K-Town Historic District Moderate
Austin High
Tri-Taylor Moderate
South Lawndale 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.