Safety index · Chicago · data through August 2026
Is New City safe?
New City shows a typical level of reported crime for Chicago. Its SafeRoute safety index is 56 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 57, ranking 44th of 77 Chicago community areas — based on 810 incidents reported to the Chicago Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Chicago — a typical Chicago neighborhood sits near 57. It ranks New City against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (35% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 283 · 35% | |
| Other theft | 143 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 80 · 10% | |
| Robbery | 34 · 4% | |
| Burglary | 40 · 5% | |
| Other | 76 · 9% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in New City at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Fuller Park57/100 · Moderate
- McKinley Park67/100 · Moderate
- Bridgeport60/100 · Moderate
- Brighton Park58/100 · Moderate
- Gage Park57/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is New City safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 56/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in New City 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 New City?
Violent crime — 283 of 810 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the New City 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.