Safety index · Chicago · data through October 2026
Is Bridgeport safe?
Bridgeport shows a typical level of reported crime for Chicago. Its SafeRoute safety index is 59 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 57, ranking 32nd of 77 Chicago community areas — based on 973 incidents reported to the Chicago Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Chicago — a typical Chicago neighborhood sits near 57. It ranks Bridgeport against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 28% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 272 · 28% | |
| Violent crime | 257 · 26% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 111 · 11% | |
| Burglary | 93 · 10% | |
| Other | 65 · 7% | |
| Vehicle crime | 63 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Chicago safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Bridgeport at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Armour Square57/100 · Moderate
- McKinley Park66/100 · Moderate
- Lower West Side62/100 · Moderate
- Douglas45/100 · Elevated
- New City56/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Bridgeport safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 59/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Bridgeport are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Bridgeport?
Other theft — 272 of 973 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Bridgeport safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Chicago Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Chicago, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.