Crime in Humboldt Park/Logan Square (Chicago, Algonquin: real estate, 2014, renters)

[CamilleCat]

I have friends in Humboldt Park who say that it's difficult to say whether it is "safe" or not. You have to get more specific than the neighborhood or even certain streets there. It comes down to who is living in the houses next to yours. It's incredibly varied.

[quigboto]

Originally Posted by ole69

I'd say it doesn't start getting sketchy until West of Central Park, but it's a matter of degrees, I suppose.

I would agree with this. Even then, there are many who have no problem crossing CP to go to Weegee's. I think that's as far west as I would go (late at night anyways)
I've said it a million times before, you're more likely to get run over by a skateboarding hipster at the Armitage/Kedzie than anything. And even then, they'll probably mop the blood from your brow with their ironic t-shirt and offer you a PBR by way of apology.

[allen2323]

Originally Posted by CamilleCat

I have friends in Humboldt Park who say that it's difficult to say whether it is "safe" or not. You have to get more specific than the neighborhood or even certain streets there. It comes down to who is living in the houses next to yours. It's incredibly varied.

Residential burglary is present and a real threat in any part you want to live in humboldt park. You have to take that into consideration when renting, in terms of is the property or unit secure enough. But, certain parts of humboldt park are more safe to live in without too much fear of property crime than others, because the police patrol certain parts of humboldt park fairly well. And other parts hardly at all, unless they are called out after a crime has already happened. Humboldt park is worse than 80 percent of chicago neighborhoods in terms of crime happening. Not the worst of the worst neighborhood overall, but there are some of the worst areas of chicago within the humboldt park neighborhood. Weekly occurances of violent crime do happen in and around some of the so called nice areas of humboldt park. And certainly around the main thoroughfares in humboldt park.

The same can be said for other gentrified areas in the city north, south, and west. I get the same feeling or level of safety that I do in humboldt park as I get in bronzeville on the south side. There is a mix of income brackets now living in the area that didn't exist a while ago. It's now totally safe to go out in the community to different stores, stop at the gas station, a restaurant, or other venues if traveling by car at night. But walking around and taking public transit at night? I don't know about that one. And I don't see it getting that safe anytime soon. Just as in bronzeville there are now tons of new condos, new townhomes, renovated properties, even a starbucks coffee, and other boutiques. But the majority of the area apartments are still occupied by the same old neighborhood folks. Some of the poorest in bronzeville's case have been displaced out of the neighborhood do to the projects being torn down. But, the majority of the areas low rent tenement apartment and section 8 rentals have the same group of folks living there. Just as in humboldt park, in many cases in the building right next door. You will have a market rate rent apartment building where the tenants are paying 4 times as much or new condo owners living on the same block as several section 8 tenement apartment buildings. Also, just as in humboldt park. Poverty is still very high. Violent crime is still high. And property crime such as residential burglaries is still a real problem in a lot of parts.

As fas as safe in terms of violent crime, such as murder, robberies, rape, etc. Crime is fairly high, and even the so called safe areas of humboldt are only safe in terms of talking about specific residential blocks. And the crime stats bear this out. I would say humboldt park as a whole is less safe than most of chicago. As a whole meaning some parts are better. But the main thoroughfares and majority of the residential areas in humboldt park have violent crime occurances on a regular basis. I have driven past a couple of shooting scenes that were police taped off while living in humboldt park. It happens.

[bobgoodstuff]

Hi, I've been thinking about moving to an apartment in Humboldt Park.

I visited the place and the surrounding area today, and it didn't seem incredibly dangerous (but what do I know). I understand how it differs block-by-block and how perceived safety is a question of degrees, but what do you think about Washtenaw Ave between Armitage and North?

Is that a more or less safe part of Humboldt Park/West Bucktown???

[Jay Dabbs]

The area is considered Palmer Square.

[Stillers]

Just in general, always check out prospective neighborhoods both during the day and night...

[trailblazer33]

Originally Posted by bobgoodstuff

Hi, I've been thinking about moving to an apartment in Humboldt Park.

I visited the place and the surrounding area today, and it didn't seem incredibly dangerous (but what do I know). I understand how it differs block-by-block and how perceived safety is a question of degrees, but what do you think about Washtenaw Ave between Armitage and North?

Is that a more or less safe part of Humboldt Park/West Bucktown???

That's where I live. Please do not call it West Bucktown

It is safe. I have been here a year and a half with no safety issues.

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by trailblazer33

That's where I live. Please do not call it West Bucktown

It is safe. I have been here a year and a half with no safety issues.

Hey, they got 416 likes, they're unstoppable...

https://www.facebook.com/westbucktown

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by Chi-town Native

Hey, they got 416 likes, they're unstoppable...

https://www.facebook.com/westbucktown

There is direct correlation between real estste ads that "extend" the boundaries with modifiers like "west" or "north" and the likelihood that said unit is really in a undesirable area adjacent to the "hot" area where things like the selection of resturants is more along the lines of fast food chains and the bars have the stink of stale beer...

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by chet everett

There is direct correlation between real estste ads that "extend" the boundaries with modifiers like "west" or "north" and the likelihood that said unit is really in a undesirable area adjacent to the "hot" area where things like the selection of resturants is more along the lines of fast food chains and the bars have the stink of stale beer...

Paging West Roscoe Village...