West Town crime: August-September 2013
West Town crime remains lower compared to last year, according to police figures. Arrests in the news included suspects in a Wicker Park shooting and a Ukrainian Village armed robbery.
The East Village Association analyzed statistics downloaded from the City of Chicago Data Portal and published on the Chicago Tribune Crime in Chicago website, comparing them to 2012 incidents.
| August | % change | September | % change | YTD | % change | |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 7 | 17% |
| Sexual assault | 4 | 100% | 1 | 0% | 21 | 11% |
| Assault | 7 | -42% | 3 | -67% | 56 | -28% |
| Battery | 15 | -17% | 12 | 0% | 98 | -9% |
| Robbery | 31 | 35% | 21 | -46% | 238 | -20% |
| Violent crime | 57 | 4% | 39 | -37% | 420 | -17% |
| Burglary | 79 | -5% | 65 | -28% | 579 | -6% |
| Theft | 256 | -11% | 245 | -11% | 1,911 | -15% |
| Auto theft | 54 | 15% | 52 | -20% | 420 | -13% |
| Arson | 2 | 100% | 0 | -100% | 7 | 17% |
| Property crime | 391 | -7% | 362 | -16% | 2,917 | -13% |
| Criminal damage | 83 | -14% | 90 | 10% | 655 | -25% |
| Prostitution | 0 | -100% | 1 | -50% | 6 | -45% |
| Narcotics | 25 | -11% | 29 | -9% | 237 | -41% |
| Lifestyle crime | 108 | -14% | 120 | 3% | 898 | -30% |
| Total | 556 | -7% | 521 | -15% | 4,235 | -18% |
