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Population 43,713. 2020 Census population, assigned from block groups whose internal point falls in this community area. Rates for every year use this fixed denominator. One of 77 Chicago community areas. About the rates →

ASSAULT · 2025
1,270incidents
vs. 2024▼ 5.9%
vs. 10-yr avg▼ 5.7%
vs. Chicago (rate)▲ 23%
§ 01 · Trend · New City

Assault count, by reported year

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Assault · New City

counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years
044188213231764'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'252020 · pandemic
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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.

New City assault yearly trend · incident counts · 2016–2025
YearNew City
20161,533
20171,453
20181,367
20191,340
20201,216
20211,310
20221,259
20231,374
20241,349
20251,270

Categories in scope · small multiples

Selected window · 2016 – 2025
Assault
1,270
'16▼ 17%'25
Auto Theft
232
'16▲ 21%'25
Burglary
148
'16▼ 51%'25
Robbery
109
'16▼ 58%'25
Theft Over
149
'16▼ 19%'25
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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.

New City category trends · incident counts · 2016–2025
YearAssaultAuto TheftBurglaryRobberyTheft Over
20161,533192303260183
20171,453202192211187
20181,367141184162186
20191,340138160123190
20201,216152115123127
20211,31015897124145
20221,259217109195226
20231,374406113283225
20241,349277132237187
20251,270232148109149
Where it sits in Chicago

How New City compares with nearby community areas

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New City
Area 61 · POP 43,713
Map: City of Chicago community areas · 2020 Census population · locally hosted Chicago street map
Community areaAreaPopulationAssault count2025 count'16 → '2510-year trace
Chicago · city-wide—2,731,58564,26064,260▼ 7%
New City ◀6143,7131,2701,270▼ 17%
Fuller Park372,482198198▼ 26%
McKinley Park5915,923223223▼ 6%
Bridgeport6033,747439439▲ 14%
West Englewood6729,6471,4441,444▼ 36%
Gage Park6339,540620620▼ 5%
Armour Square3413,845288288▲ 13%
Brighton Park5845,053618618▼ 16%
Lower West Side3133,751813813▲ 16%

Data summary for New City

New City: rate per 10,000 residents by category, 2016–2025. A dash means unavailable.
YearAssaultAuto TheftBurglaryRobberyTheft Over
2016350.743.969.359.541.9
2017332.446.243.948.342.8
2018312.732.342.137.142.5
2019306.531.636.628.143.5
2020278.234.826.328.129.1
2021299.736.122.228.433.2
2022288.049.624.944.651.7
2023314.392.925.964.751.5
2024308.663.430.254.242.8
2025290.553.133.924.934.1