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Lower West SideRecent emergency dispatch activity in Chicago's Lower West Side neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #48 of 98 by call volume
10
Dispatched calls
1
Priority calls (P1–P2)
1.1×
vs citywide median
0.3
Avg calls / weekday
0.4
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of Lower West Side in Chicago with its official boundary outlined

In September 2026, Lower West Side recorded 10 dispatched calls — broadly in line with the citywide median (ranked 48 of 98 neighbourhoods by volume). Theft calls were the most common category, making up 50% of the neighbourhood's activity. That makes it the area's busiest month since tracking began in May 2026.

Neighbourhood attribution uses the official boundary polygon shown here; calls without reliable coordinates are excluded from neighbourhood totals.

Monthly history

May 2026 — 3 callsJune 2026 — 1 callsJuly 2026 — 4 callsAugust 2026 — 0 calls0September 2026 — 10 calls10May 2026September 2026

Dispatched calls per month in Lower West Side since May 2026. Hover a point for the exact count.

MonthCallsPriority
September 20261010%
August 202600%
July 202640%
June 202610%
May 202630%

Top call types

Full breakdown — all 5 call categories
Theft5
+ 4 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (5 calls combined)

New to dispatch data? Read what the call types mean and how to read neighbourhood statistics.

Time of day

Too few calls in September 1 – 30, 2026 (10) for meaningful time-of-day patterns here — see the citywide picture instead.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
Lower West Side100.310%
Little Italy, UIC140.521%
Mckinley Park40.125%
Bridgeport110.49%
Little Village331.124%
West Loop321.116%

Adjacent neighbourhoods, September 2026. "Per day" averages over all 30 days; "Priority" is the share of P1–P2 calls.

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