Crime Information and Statistics

Information about campus security programs and policies and the incidence of crime is published in conformity with the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act).

Clery Act

The Clery Act, a federal law, requires universities to report statistical information regarding criminal activity on campus, as well as safety information, to the campus community. The definitions used for purposes of these reports are particular to the act and may not be consistent with those definitions used by other entities that collect crime information, such as local and campus newspapers.

The act requires universities to report statistics for the three most recent years. The 2008, 2009, and 2010 statistics, reflected in Table 1, were gathered from University Police reports, Chicago Police Department reports, and from reports made by Campus Security Authorities. The University's Campus Security Authorities for purposes of this report include: University Police, Deans of Students and their professional staffs, Deans-on-Call, Sexual Assault Deans-on-Call, academic advisers in all divisions, student organization advisers, University House System staff, Graduate Student Housing managers, athletic coaches, sports club advisers, and visitor control attendants. A formal police report or investigation is not needed in order for a crime report to be included in the statistics.

For crime statistics for the Gleacher Center (450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago) see Table 2. The statistics for the Gleacher Center were gathered from the Chicago Police Department and the University’s Campus Security Authorities.

The University also communicates with the local police authorities in London, Paris, and Singapore, as well as with the University's Campus Security Authorities, to determine whether there are any crimes reportable under the Clery Act for the centers in those three locations.

For 2010, no Clery crimes were reported for the Centers in London, Paris, or Singapore from the local police, or from the University's Campus Security Authorities. All participants in the Centers in London, Paris, and Singapore are provided with safety and security information as part of their program orientation. For more information, contact Lewis Fortner at 773.702.4858.

The Act also requires reporting of not only arrests for liquor law, drug law, and illegal weapons violations, but also referrals for University disciplinary actions of both students and employees based on these violations (see Table 3). There was one arrest for a drug law violation and no disciplinary referrals for the Gleacher Center. There were no arrests or disciplinary referrals for the centers in London, Paris, and Singapore in the 2010 reporting year.

The Chicago Police Department maintains a list of registered sex offenders residing in the city of Chicago, pursuant to the Sex Offender Community Notification Law (730 ILCS 152/101). This information can be located online at sexoffender.chicagopolice.org. The Illinois State Police also maintain a statewide Sex Offender Database, which can be located online at isp.state.il.us/sor.

Crime Trends in Our Community

2010 Calendar Year

The following report, prepared by the University of Chicago Police Department, provides a statistical overview of reported violent crimes that occurred in the Hyde Park-South Kenwood community during calendar year 2010. Violent crime includes murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault and battery. For the purpose of this report, the boundaries of Hyde Park-South Kenwood are 47th Street to 61st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue to Lake Michigan.

This report also compares the crime rate in 2010 to rates in previous years and to other parts of the city of Chicago.

Trends in Hyde Park-South Kenwood over Time

Last year the incidence of violent crime in the Hyde Park-South Kenwood neighborhood decreased 18 percent compared to the previous year and was down 51 percent compared to 2001. Robberies decreased 20 percent from 2009 and were down 47 percent compared to 2001. Aggravated assaults decreased 13 percent compared to 2009 and declined 58 percent compared to 2001. Burglary, a property crime, increased by 16 percent in 2010 compared to 2009 and increased 7 percent when compared to 2001. Total property crimes increased 14 percent compared to 2009, but showed a 23 percent decrease when compared to 2001. Overall crime in Hyde Park-South Kenwood increased by 9 percent compared to 2009, due to the increase in property crimes, but decreased 28 percent compared to 2001.

Table 5 reflects crime trends in Hyde Park-South Kenwood over the past five years.

Rate of Crime in Hyde Park-South Kenwood and Elsewhere in Chicago

People often ask how the crime rate in the Hyde Park-South Kenwood community compares to other areas of the city. The Hyde Park-South Kenwood crime data reported in this account is gathered by the University of Chicago Police Department based on a special analysis of police reports. Figure 1 compares the rate of violent crime per 100,000 population in the Hyde Park-South Kenwood community to the city’s 25 police districts. One should use caution in making judgments based on this data. Crime rates can vary greatly within police districts and are affected by several factors, including the amount of commercial activity in a community and its daytime population and evening visitor population. For example, the very low crime rate in the 16th Police District, located on the far northwest side of the city, is at least partly attributable to the low daytime population of the area.

Which of the city’s neighborhoods are the most realistic comparisons to Hyde Park-South Kenwood? We believe the most reasonable comparison is with the north lakefront communities. They share with Hyde Park-South Kenwood a high degree of commercial activity and are homes to many members of the University community. The north lakefront communities are: Near North (18th District), Lincoln (20th District), Town Hall (23rd District), and Rogers Park (24th District). The rate of violent crime per 100,000 population in Hyde Park-South Kenwood has been close to average for this group in recent years. The violent crime rate in 2010 was somewhat higher in Hyde Park-South Kenwood than in the 20th District, and somewhat lower than in the 18th, 23rd, and 24th Districts.

TABLE 1a Incidence of Crime: 2008

TABLE 1b Incidence of Crime: 2009

TABLE 1c Incidence of Crime: 2010

TABLE 2a Incidence of Crime: Gleacher Center 2008

TABLE 2b Incidence of Crime: Gleacher Center 2009

TABLE 2c Incidence of Crime: Gleacher Center 2010

*There were no hate crimes reported at the University of Chicago for larceny-theft, simple assault, intimidation, and destriction/damage/candalism of property.

Definitions

Hate Crimes - rimes that manifest evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the victim's actual or perceived race (RA), religion (RE), sexual orientation (SO), gender (G), ethnicity (E), or disability (D).

Reported crimes that are reported as hate crimes in the above chart are coded int he hate crimes column.

Campus Redisence Halls - dormitories o-campus

Campus - University property within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area that is used in direct support of or in a manner related to the University's educational purposes (including all residence halls) and property within or reasonably contiguous with the area described above that is owned by the University but controleld by another person, is frequently used by students, and supports the University's purposes.

Non-Campus - property owned or controlled by an officially recognized student organization; property owned or controlled by the University that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the University's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonbly contiguous geographic area of the University.

Public Property - all publicly owned property within the campus (as defined above) or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus

Definitions of the crime categories can be found in the online version of this publication

For additional Definitions, see Definitions.

TABLE 3a (i) Arrests: 2008

TABLE 3a (ii) Arrests : 2009

TABLE 3a (iii) Arrests: 2010

TABLE 3b (i) Disciplinary Referrals: 2008

TABLE 3b (ii) Disciplinary Referrals: 2009

TABLE 3b (iii) Disciplinary Referrals: 2010

Note: All information contained in Table 3 refers to the main campus in Hyde Park, with the exception of the one noted drug law violation at the Gleacher Center.

*Persons not arrested for liquor law violations, drug law violations, or illegal weapons possession but who were referred for University disciplinary action.

**Note: One drug law arrest occurred on public porperty adjacent to the Gleacher Center.

TABLE 4 Drug- and Alcohol-Related Violations, Fatialities, and Sanctions: 2010

In addition to reported drug, alcohol, and weapons possession violations, beginning with calendar year 2009 federal law requires the Univeristy to report the number of drug- and alcohol-related violations and fatalities that occur on campus or as part of a University activity, as reported to campus officials. In addition, the University must report the number and types of sanctions imposed as a result of drug- and alcohol-related violations and fatalities that occurred on campus or as part of a campus activity.

Students may incur a multiple number of sanctions.

*House Probation: 1; Removal from Dorm: 1; Removal from House System: 1; Banned form House System: 1; Referral to Dean: 15; Parental Involvement: 15; Disciplinary Committee: 1

**House Probation: 1; Removal from Dorm: 1; Removal from House System: 1; Banned from House System: 0; Referral to Dean: 3; Parental Invovlement: 3; Disciplinary Committee: 0

For additional definitions, see Definitions.

TABLE 5 Rate of Crime for Hyde Park-South Kenwood: 2006-2010

* Violent crimes include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and serious assault.
Source: Chicago Police Dept./UCPD, 21st District figures include Hyde Park. Based on 2000 census figures.

Chicago Police Districts

1. Central, 1718 S. State St.
2. Wentworth, 5101 S. Wentworth Ave.
3. Grand Crossing, 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
4. South Chicago, 2255 E. 103rd St.
5. Calumet, 727 E. 111th St.
6. Gresham, 7808 S. Halsted St.
7. Englewood, 1438 W. 63rd St..
8. Chicago Lawn, 3420 W. 63rd St.
9. Deering, 3501 S. Lowe Ave.
10. Marquette, 3315 W. Ogden Ave.
11. Harrison, 3151 W. Harrison St.
12. Monroe, 100 S. Racine Ave.
13. Wood, 937 N. Wood St.
14. Shakespeare, 2150 N. California Ave.
15. Austin, 5701 W. Madison St.
16. Jefferson Park, 5151 N. Milwaukee Ave.
17. Albany Park, 4650 N. Pulaski Rd.
18. Near North, 1160 N. Larrabee St.
19. Belmont, 2452 W. Belmont Ave.
20. Lincoln, 5400 N. Lincoln Ave.
21. Prairie, 300 E. 29th St. (includes Hyde Park-South Kenwood)
22. Morgan Park, 1900 W. Monterey Ave.
23. Town Hall, 850 W. Addison St.
24. Rogers Park, 6464 N. Clark St.
25. Grand Central, 5555 W. Grand Ave.