Over the last 12 months, 1,324 crimes were reported near the center of Old Town — about 46.8 per 1,000 residents per year, below the citywide rate of 84.3. There are also 576 traffic crashes in the same window and 4,107 open building violations on record nearby.
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Crime is compared per resident (rate); counts are totals for the area. Other figures are compared to the average Chicago neighborhood.
Over the last 12 months, 1,324 crimes were reported near the center of Old Town — about 46.8 per 1,000 residents per year, below the citywide rate of 84.3.
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Search Old TownCrimes cover an approximate half-mile area around the center of Old Town (the circle on the map), since Old Town is not an official community area, over the last 12 months. Crime is compared per resident (rate), so a large, busy area can have a high total but an average or below-average rate; crash and violation counts are compared to the typical Chicago neighborhood. Source: City of Chicago & Cook County open data. Open data updates on a delay, so the most recent records may be incomplete. For general information only — not legal, financial, or real-estate advice.
Circle shows roughly a half-mile around the center of Old Town. Search an address for block-level detail.