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ChicagoEmergency dispatch activity across 98 neighbourhoods — police calls, aggregated monthly

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly
1,500 ▲1513%
Dispatched calls
241
Priority calls (P1–P2)
46
Avg calls / weekday
61
Avg calls / weekend day
16:00
Busiest hour

Data note: The source feed publishes in weekly batches; a month can keep filling in for up to two weeks after it ends.

Neighbourhood map

Grand Boulevard — 24 callsPrinters Row — 2 callsUnited Center — 8 callsSheffield & DePaul — 4 callsHumboldt Park — 44 callsGarfield Park — 60 callsNorth Lawndale — 44 callsLittle Village — 33 callsArmour Square — 5 callsAvalon Park — 6 callsBurnside — 1 callsCalumet Heights — 9 callsPullman — 3 callsRiverdale — 8 callsHegewisch — 2 callsDouglas — 15 callsOakland — 6 callsFuller Park — 3 callsWoodlawn — 27 callsPortage Park — 26 callsHermosa — 5 callsAvondale — 5 callsLogan Square — 34 callsLittle Italy, UIC — 14 callsKenwood — 15 callsRogers Park — 19 callsJefferson Park — 6 callsSauganash,Forest Glen — 3 callsNorth Park — 2 callsAlbany Park — 17 callsIrving Park — 5 callsDunning — 7 callsWest Ridge — 14 callsUptown — 43 callsNorwood Park — 5 callsStreeterville — 12 callsSouth Shore — 52 callsChatham — 35 callsSouth Chicago — 22 callsRoseland — 47 callsNorth Center — 6 callsSouth Deering — 3 callsEast Side — 8 callsWest Pullman — 18 callsGarfield Ridge — 11 callsNew City — 23 callsEnglewood — 60 callsGrand Crossing — 48 callsAshburn — 8 callsMount Greenwood — 1 callsMorgan Park — 15 callsO'Hare — 7 callsJackson Park — 3 callsLoop — 41 callsGreektown — 3 callsMuseum Campus — 1 callsEdgewater — 13 callsLake View — 22 callsLincoln Park — 15 callsMagnificent Mile — 6 callsLincoln Square — 7 callsWashington Park — 11 callsMillenium Park — 1 callsNear South Side — 16 callsChicago Lawn — 33 callsAuburn Gresham — 51 callsBeverly — 3 callsWashington Heights — 17 callsEdison Park — 0 callsHyde Park — 21 callsGrant Park — 3 callsWest Loop — 32 callsBucktown — 10 callsLower West Side — 10 callsWrigleyville — 4 callsAndersonville — 1 callsRush & Division — 5 callsArcher Heights — 3 callsBrighton Park — 14 callsMckinley Park — 4 callsBridgeport — 11 callsWest Elsdon — 8 callsGage Park — 15 callsClearing — 6 callsWest Lawn — 14 callsChinatown — 4 callsEast Village — 3 callsWest Town — 14 callsWicker Park — 20 callsGalewood — 0 callsMontclare — 0 callsBelmont Cragin — 33 callsAustin — 69 callsUkrainian Village — 2 callsOld Town — 5 callsGold Coast — 1 callsBoystown — 2 callsRiver North — 38 calls
Calls per neighbourhood:≤ 4≤ 10≤ 22> 22

Shading = dispatched calls in September 2026, by citywide quartile. Tap a neighbourhood to open its page.

September 2026 spotlights

🏆 Busiest
Austin
69 calls in September
Most dispatched calls of any neighbourhood this period.
🎉 Weekend-leaning
Austin
1.6× weekday pace
Highest weekend-vs-weekday calls per day this period.

Monthly history

May 2026 — 345 callsJune 2026 — 188 callsJuly 2026 — 134 callsAugust 2026 — 93 calls93September 2026 — 1,500 calls1,500May 2026September 2026

Dispatched calls per month citywide since May 2026.

MonthCallsPriority
September 20261,50016%
August 20269318%
July 202613415%
June 202618815%
May 202634519%

Top call types

Theft319
Battery306
Assault159
Criminal Damage150
Motor Vehicle Theft115
Burglary90
Other Offense85
Deceptive Practice57
Narcotics52
Criminal Trespass34
Full breakdown — all 25 call categories
Theft319
Battery306
Assault159
Criminal Damage150
Motor Vehicle Theft115
Burglary90
Other Offense85
Deceptive Practice57
Narcotics52
Criminal Trespass34
Weapons Violation34
Robbery33
Public Peace Violation16
Criminal Sexual Assault12
Interference With Public Officer8
Sex Offense7
Offense Involving Children6
Stalking4
Arson4
Homicide3
+ 5 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (6 calls combined)

What do these categories mean? See the call-types guide.

Time of day

00:00–00:59 — 41 calls4100h01:00–01:59 — 0 calls002:00–02:59 — 0 calls003:00–03:59 — 5 calls503h04:00–04:59 — 28 calls2805:00–05:59 — 12 calls1206:00–06:59 — 10 calls1006h07:00–07:59 — 20 calls2008:00–08:59 — 58 calls5809:00–09:59 — 66 calls6609h10:00–10:59 — 71 calls7111:00–11:59 — 77 calls7712:00–12:59 — 91 calls9112h13:00–13:59 — 84 calls8414:00–14:59 — 84 calls8415:00–15:59 — 108 calls10815h16:00–16:59 — 114 calls11417:00–17:59 — 91 calls9118:00–18:59 — 94 calls9418h19:00–19:59 — 107 calls10720:00–20:59 — 89 calls8921:00–21:59 — 93 calls9321h22:00–22:59 — 92 calls9223:00–23:59 — 65 calls65

Calls by hour (local time), September 1 – 30, 2026.

00:00 — weekday avg 1.9, weekend avg 0.0 calls/day00h01:00 — weekday avg 0.0, weekend avg 0.0 calls/day02:00 — weekday avg 0.0, weekend avg 0.0 calls/day03:00 — weekday avg 0.0, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day03h04:00 — weekday avg 0.0, weekend avg 3.5 calls/day05:00 — weekday avg 0.0, weekend avg 1.5 calls/day06:00 — weekday avg 0.0, weekend avg 1.3 calls/day06h07:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 1.3 calls/day08:00 — weekday avg 1.6, weekend avg 2.9 calls/day09:00 — weekday avg 2.2, weekend avg 2.1 calls/day09h10:00 — weekday avg 2.3, weekend avg 2.5 calls/day11:00 — weekday avg 2.5, weekend avg 2.8 calls/day12:00 — weekday avg 3.1, weekend avg 2.8 calls/day12h13:00 — weekday avg 2.5, weekend avg 3.8 calls/day14:00 — weekday avg 2.4, weekend avg 4.0 calls/day15:00 — weekday avg 3.6, weekend avg 3.6 calls/day15h16:00 — weekday avg 3.5, weekend avg 4.5 calls/day17:00 — weekday avg 2.8, weekend avg 3.6 calls/day18:00 — weekday avg 3.3, weekend avg 2.8 calls/day18h19:00 — weekday avg 3.6, weekend avg 3.5 calls/day20:00 — weekday avg 2.7, weekend avg 3.6 calls/day21:00 — weekday avg 3.0, weekend avg 3.3 calls/day21h22:00 — weekday avg 2.8, weekend avg 3.8 calls/day23:00 — weekday avg 1.8, weekend avg 3.1 calls/day

— weekday average · — weekend average, calls per day by hour. Hover for exact values.

All neighbourhoods

Ranked by dispatched calls in September 2026 — every neighbourhood has its own page. Data feeds: Chicago Police Department (methodology).

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