West Town crime: March 2013
In West Town, 341 crimes were reported in March, according to information gathered from the City of Chicago data portal and reported by the Chicago Tribune. There were 27 violent crimes vs. 34 in March of 2012, a 21% drop. The 241 property crimes represented a 25% drop from 320 the year before, and the 73 quality-of-life crimes was half the 147 reported last year.