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Near South SideRecent emergency dispatch activity in Chicago's Near South Side neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #31 of 98 by call volume
16
Dispatched calls
4
Priority calls (P1–P2)
1.8×
vs citywide median
0.5
Avg calls / weekday
0.5
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of Near South Side in Chicago with its official boundary outlined

Near South Side recorded 16 dispatched calls in September 2026, placing it 31 of 98 neighbourhoods and above the citywide median. The largest single category was Theft, at 31% of all calls in the area. 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 — 2 callsJune 2026 — 3 callsJuly 2026 — 1 callsAugust 2026 — 0 calls0September 2026 — 16 calls16May 2026September 2026

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

MonthCallsPriority
September 20261625%
August 202600%
July 202610%
June 2026333%
May 2026250%

Top call types

Full breakdown — all 8 call categories
Theft5
Assault3
+ 6 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (8 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 (16) for meaningful time-of-day patterns here — see the citywide picture instead.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
Near South Side160.525%
Museum Campus10.0100%
Chinatown40.10%
Douglas150.513%
West Loop321.116%
Loop411.47%

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

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