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West TownRecent emergency dispatch activity in Chicago's West Town neighbourhood

Data period: September 1 – 30, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #41 of 98 by call volume
14 ▲600%
Dispatched calls
2
Priority calls (P1–P2)
1.6×
vs citywide median
0.2
Avg calls / weekday
1.1
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in September 2026

Map of West Town in Chicago with its official boundary outlined

West Town recorded 14 dispatched calls in September 2026, placing it 41 of 98 neighbourhoods and busier than most Chicago neighbourhoods. Burglary calls were the most common category, making up 29% 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 — 2 calls2June 2026 — 4 callsJuly 2026 — 3 callsAugust 2026 — 2 calls2September 2026 — 14 calls14May 2026September 2026

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

MonthCallsPriority
September 20261414%
August 2026250%
July 202630%
June 202640%
May 202620%

Top call types

Full breakdown — all 7 call categories
Burglary4
Battery3
+ 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 (14) for meaningful time-of-day patterns here — see the citywide picture instead.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
West Town140.514%
River North381.313%
West Loop321.116%
United Center80.30%
Lincoln Park150.513%
East Village30.10%

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

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