{"id":396,"date":"2018-09-18T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?post_type=studies&p=9517"},"modified":"2018-09-18T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:01:39","slug":"violent-crime-in-chicago-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/research\/violent-crime-in-chicago-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Violent Crimes by Neighborhoods in Chicago in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chicago has been considered a dangerous city in many respects since as early as the 1960s and, in many years, has been considered the “murder capital” of the United States. With attention focused on shootings and gun crimes in Chicago, RentHop’s data science team has taken a look at violent crime in the city to gather insights about how one can evaluate neighborhoods in the context of violent crime.<\/p>\n
Key Findings:<\/h3>\n
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Forest Glen<\/strong> was identified as being the safest neighborhood, with only 0.0027 violent crimes per capita in 2018<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
Conversely, West Garfield Park<\/strong> was identified as being the least safe neighborhood, with 0.0701 violent crimes per capita in 2018<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
There is a slight negative correlation between median 1-bedroom rent prices and violent crime (-0.286). As such, as rents increase, observed incidence of violent crime decreases. Despite this slight negative correlation, however, the notion that correlation does not imply causation remains.<\/li>\n
The Loop, despite having high rents, has a fairly high incidence of violent crime in 2018. Though median 1-bedroom rents hover slightly above $1,950 per month, violent crime in 2018 clocked in at 0.0367 per capita.<\/li>\n
The most commonly reported violent crime in 2018 was battery, representing roughly 61% (28,130 of 46,076) of violent crimes reported in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The map below shows violent crime in 2018 along with neighborhood statistics like population and median 1-bedroom rent:<\/h2>\n