West Town crime: May 2013
Crimes in the West Town area continued their lower monthly pace. Reports in the Chicago Tribune included a May 7 break-in at city office space in the Goldblatt's building.
The East Village Association analyzed May and year-to-date statistics downloaded from the City of Chicago Data Portal and published on the Tribune Crime in Chicago website, comparing them to 2012.
| Crime type | May | % cng | YTD | % cng |
| Violent crime | 32 | -56% | 194 | -22% |
| Homicide | 0 | -100% | 4 | 0% |
| Sexual assault | 0 | -100% | 8 | -11% |
| Assault | 7 | -22% | 32 | 0 |
| Battery | 6 | -63% | 39 | -26% |
| Robbery | 19 | -58% | 111 | -26% |
| Property crime | 342 | -8% | 1,459 | -8% |
| Burglary | 71 | 0 | 303 | 11% |
| Theft | 237 | -4% | 914 | -15% |
| Auto theft | 34 | -38% | 239 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
| Quality-of-life | 110 | -4% | 443 | 73% |
| Property damage | 85 | 1% | 320 | 0 |
| Prostitution | 0 | 5 | 25% | |
| Narcotics | 25 | -17% | 118 | -53% |
| Total | 484 | -14% | 2,096 | 0% |
