Evanston between Chute Middle School and Oakton Elementary School, is it safe? (violent crime)

[theimpossiblepossible]

Hi,

I'm looking at a property between these 2 schools and wonder if anyone can give me the insights of how safe is it around these schools?
From the crime map I see here Moderator cut: link removed, competitor site, it looks like it's near the borderline of trouble areas.
Is it safe to walk around at night?

Thank you,

[Hiruko]

Are you serious? It's perfectly safe. It is one of the most suburban and family-friendly parts of Evanston. I see kids out and about over there and at Mt. Trashmore all the time. I know two people in their 20s who grew up in that area and had a great experience. Pretty much everywhere in Evanston is safe at any time of day.

I would avoid some of the 5th ward at night. There is occasional and sporadic violent crime around the Emerson/Dodge intersection—always at night. It's a heavily traveled area during the daytime. The situation is getting a lot better as the 5th ward is gentrifying, but I would not want to live too close to that intersection.

Police patrols throughout Evanston are very visible. Evanston has to have a greater patrol presence than almost any suburb. Unfortunately, Evanston PD has a reputation for being very aggressive, a reputation that I think is undeserved.

The worst criminal in the area that you are considering is the shady and unethical alderman Ann Rainey.