West Town crime: April 2013
Last month's 48 reported violent crime incidents in West Town were one fewer than in April a year ago. There was one homicide, on April 28, described by the Chicago Tribune as a bar fight that spilled onto Division Street in the 2500 block.
The East Village Association analyzed statistics downloaded from the City of Chicago Data Portal and published on the Tribune Crime in Chicago website, comparing them to the same period a year ago.
| Crime type | April 2013 | % change | Jan-Apr '03 | % change |
| Violent crime | 48 | -2% | 158 | -12% |
| Homicide | 1 | 0% | 4 | 33% |
| Sexual assault | 3 | 200% | 4 | -64% |
| Assault | 8 | 33% | 25 | 9% |
| Battery | 15 | 36% | 33 | -11% |
| Robbery | 21 | -30% | 92 | -12% |
| Property crime | 313 | -4% | 1,099 | -10% |
| Burglary | 69 | 38% | 230 | 14% |
| Theft | 199 | -2% | 661 | -20% |
| Vehicle theft | 43 | -7% | 205 | 12% |
| Arson | 2 | 0% | 3 | 50% |
| Quality-of-life crime | 109 | -28% | 331 | -42% |
| Property damage | 79 | -29% | 235 | -33% |
| Prostitution | 2 | 0% | 5 | 25% |
| Narcotics | 28 | -24% | 91 | -59% |
