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River NorthRecent emergency dispatch activity in Chicago's River North neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #12 of 98 by call volume
38 ▲1167%
Dispatched calls
5
Priority calls (P1–P2)
4.2×
vs citywide median
1.2
Avg calls / weekday
1.5
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of River North in Chicago with its official boundary outlined

In September 2026, River North recorded 38 dispatched calls — among the busier areas of the city (ranked 12 of 98 neighbourhoods by volume). Theft calls were the most common category, making up 37% of the neighbourhood's activity. Weekend days averaged more calls than weekdays (1.5 vs 1.2 per day), with activity peaking around 15:00 local time. 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 calls1July 2026 — 4 callsAugust 2026 — 3 callsSeptember 2026 — 38 calls38May 2026September 2026

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

MonthCallsPriority
September 20263813%
August 202630%
July 202640%
June 202610%
May 202630%

Top call types

Theft14
Deceptive Practice5
Battery5
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Robbery3
Full breakdown — all 11 call categories
Theft14
Deceptive Practice5
Battery5
Motor Vehicle Theft3
Robbery3
+ 6 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (8 calls combined)

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Time of day

00:00–00:59 — 2 calls200h01:00–01:59 — 0 calls002:00–02:59 — 0 calls003:00–03:59 — 1 calls103h04:00–04:59 — 2 calls205:00–05:59 — 0 calls006:00–06:59 — 0 calls006h07:00–07:59 — 0 calls008:00–08:59 — 0 calls009:00–09:59 — 2 calls209h10:00–10:59 — 2 calls211:00–11:59 — 3 calls312:00–12:59 — 1 calls112h13:00–13:59 — 1 calls114:00–14:59 — 1 calls115:00–15:59 — 6 calls615h16:00–16:59 — 3 calls317:00–17:59 — 3 calls318:00–18:59 — 0 calls018h19:00–19:59 — 3 calls320:00–20:59 — 3 calls321:00–21:59 — 1 calls121h22:00–22:59 — 2 calls223:00–23:59 — 2 calls2

Calls by hour (local time), September 1 – 30, 2026. The highlighted bar is the busiest hour.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
River North381.313%
West Town140.514%
Old Town50.220%
Loop411.47%
Rush & Division50.20%
Streeterville120.417%

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

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