Chicago break-ins by community area

Police-reported residential burglaries for all 77 community areas in Chicago, ranked by the number reported, from most to fewest. Find yours, see how it compares, and what to do about it.

4,373

residential burglaries reported in 2025, 8.6% fewer than the 4,783 reported in 2024.

All 77 community areas, ranked by number reported

Each bar is one community area. Larger and denser areas have more homes, so a higher count does not mean each household is at higher risk. Hover or tap to read the numbers.

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Most reportedFewest
HousesApartments
40Median community area
South ShoreMost reported, with 263
49%At houses (2135)
51%At apartments (2238)

Houses and apartments

2135 at houses2238 at apartments

2025 compared with 2024

20244,783
20254,373

Residential burglaries reported.

Find your community area

RankCommunity areaReported, 2025HousesApartments2024Change
1 South Shore 26346217362−99
2 Austin 19065125199−9
3 Auburn Gresham 1748193160+14
4 Lake View 16151110139+22
5 Chatham 1566096141+15
6 Greater Grand Crossing 14638108177−31
7 West Town 1407862214−74
8 Roseland 13210329120+12
9 West Pullman 1241081677+47
10 Lincoln Park 1114665104+7
11 Englewood 108555388+20
12 Edgewater 107386991+16
13 South Chicago 1054164100+5
14 Uptown 1042579121−17
15 Logan Square 924745124−32
15 West Ridge 92474583+9
17 Near West Side 903258119−29
18 North Lawndale 84166893−9
19 Humboldt Park 814932115−34
20 Near North Side 80255593−13
21 Chicago Lawn 79453477+2
22 Woodlawn 72244892−20
23 Rogers Park 67194872−5
23 Washington Heights 6758952+15
25 West Englewood 62422067−5
26 Grand Boulevard 61204171−10
27 Bridgeport 59392051+8
28 Hyde Park 54153965−11
29 New City 51321961−10
30 Belmont Cragin 50361451−1
30 Irving Park 50292164−14
32 North Center 49282147+2
33 East Garfield Park 48103858−10
33 Portage Park 4839969−21
35 South Lawndale 47272039+8
36 Lincoln Square 45222364−19
37 West Garfield Park 44133147−3
38 Garfield Ridge 4339453−10
39 Dunning 40346400
40 Brighton Park 38241434+4
41 Ashburn 3329440−7
41 Kenwood 3392445−12
43 Albany Park 32211159−27
43 Morgan Park 3230227+5
43 Washington Park 3262634−2
46 Avondale 30111937−7
46 West Lawn 3024647−17
48 Avalon Park 29181122+7
48 Lower West Side 29161335−6
50 Douglas 2882039−11
50 McKinley Park 2825323+5
52 Calumet Heights 2723434−7
52 Norwood Park 2722538−11
54 Loop 26422260
54 South Deering 2620620+6
56 East Side 2319432−9
57 Near South Side 2291320+2
58 Forest Glen 2118316+5
58 North Park 2115616+5
60 Beverly 2018214+6
60 Gage Park 2016431−11
60 Hermosa 2013722−2
63 Clearing 1914526−7
64 Armour Square 17899+8
64 Jefferson Park 1710724−7
66 West Elsdon 1615133−17
67 Riverdale 148617−3
68 Montclare 128415−3
69 Archer Heights 117417−6
69 Oakland 115612−1
69 Pullman 1111018−7
72 Fuller Park 8445+3
72 Mount Greenwood 8626+2
74 Edison Park 7611+6
74 Hegewisch 77013−6
74 O'Hare 7348−1
77 Burnside 5328−3

Ranked by 2025 count. These are counts, not rates: larger and denser areas have more homes, so a higher count does not mean each household is at higher risk.

What to do about it

Most reported break-ins here were at apartments, so focus on your own door and the ways into the building.

  • Start with your door. A video doorbell or door-facing camera shows who comes to your suite door and records activity there.
  • Check your rules first. If you rent or live in a condo, read your lease or building rules before mounting anything, and point cameras only at your own door or space.
  • Look at other access points. Balcony doors, ground-floor windows and shared entrances are worth a look.
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We dug further into the data. Only 1 in 6 Canadian break-ins leads to a charge, about half of home burglaries need no force, and Friday is the peak day in Toronto, Chicago and New York.

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About this data

Source. City of Chicago Data Portal, Crimes - 2001 to Present, published by the Chicago Police Department.

What is counted. Counts are reports with a primary type of Burglary at residential locations, by the year they occurred. Houses means residences, house locations and residential driveways; apartments means apartment buildings and Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) buildings. The data is updated regularly and reports can be reclassified, so figures may change. Areas are Chicago's 77 official community areas.

How to read it. These figures cover crimes reported to police, not every crime that happens. Rankings, medians and changes are our own calculations from the published data, and a change from one year to the next can reflect reporting practices as well as real trends. MkaeSense is not affiliated with the data publisher, and this is general information, not a prediction for any home or street.