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Portage ParkRecent emergency dispatch activity in Chicago's Portage Park neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #20 of 98 by call volume
26 ▲767%
Dispatched calls
3
Priority calls (P1–P2)
2.9×
vs citywide median
0.9
Avg calls / weekday
0.9
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of Portage Park in Chicago with its official boundary outlined

With 26 dispatched calls in September 2026, activity in Portage Park was one of the higher-volume areas citywide. The largest single category was Battery, at 23% 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 — 7 callsJune 2026 — 3 callsJuly 2026 — 1 calls1August 2026 — 3 callsSeptember 2026 — 26 calls26May 2026September 2026

Dispatched calls per month in Portage Park since May 2026. Hover a point for the exact count.

MonthCallsPriority
September 20262612%
August 202630%
July 202610%
June 202630%
May 2026729%

Top call types

Full breakdown — all 9 call categories
Battery6
Other Offense5
Burglary4
Criminal Damage4
+ 5 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (7 calls combined)

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Time of day

Too few calls in September 1 – 30, 2026 (26) for meaningful time-of-day patterns here — see the citywide picture instead.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
Portage Park260.912%
Dunning70.20%
Jefferson Park60.20%
Belmont Cragin331.115%
Irving Park50.20%
Sauganash,Forest Glen30.10%

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

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