Where Burglars Hit Most in North Center (Heat Map)

Robberies may be the leading issue in the 19th Police District, but when it comes to North Center and Roscoe Village, burglaries are king.

In the past year, the North Center community reaching from Montrose Avenue to Diversey Parkway between the Chicago River and Ravenswood Avenue saw 48 robberies. That’s compared, however, to the 251 burglaries the same area saw in the past year.

Based on the interactive map, the most popular places in town for burglars are around Lincoln Avenue and Irving Park Road, Damen Avenue and Addison Street and Belmont and Wolcott avenues.

Sgt. Jason Clark says the district is putting its food down on crime, but based on the type of people who live in North Center, it may be the area’s top issue for the foreseeable future.

“Our two main problems in this district are burglaries and robberies, and they will always be burglaries and robberies, because you guys live in the land of the ‘haves,’” Clark said, speaking about the affluent demographics in the community.

Clark says there will soon be a big push to bring back block clubs where neighbors keep an eye out for each other. That could possibly lower the amount of burglaries seen in North Center.

“Block clubs were big back in the day,” Clark said. “Just like you know your neighborhood group, get to know your neighbors on your street and look out for each other. That’s why the area is so targeted. Someone can break a window and nobody might care enough to call the police when they hear it.”

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