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Safety index · Chicago · data through July 2026

Is Fuller Park safe?

Fuller Park shows a typical level of reported crime for Chicago. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 52, ranking 34th of 77 Chicago community areas — based on 602 incidents reported to the Chicago Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

53/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Fuller Park — higher is safer. 34th of 77 Chicago community areas.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (34% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

South Michigan AvenueSouth Indiana Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
602 incidents reported within 1 km of the Fuller Park center (500 shown) · Chicago PD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
203 · 34%
Criminal damage & arson
76 · 13%
Other theft
85 · 14%
Vehicle crime
61 · 10%
Weapons possession
22 · 4%
Drugs
38 · 6%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Fuller Park at night?

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Common questions

Is Fuller Park safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Fuller Park 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 Fuller Park?

Violent crime — 203 of 602 incidents (34%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Fuller Park 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.