The Chicago Police Department has 23 police stations located throughout the city. At first glace, the stations seem to be spread out and there doesn’t seem to be a significant concentration of stations in a single area.
According to an analysis of data from the City of Chicago Data Portal, however, it can be seen that there are several neighborhoods such as Avalon Park, Humboldt Park, and Brighton Park that are within gaps that don’t have police stations nearby.
Most of the city’s 23 police stations are located on the North and downtown parts of the city. Moving further towards the South Side, it can be seen on the interactive map that the locations of these stations become more sparse.
Are 23 police stations enough for a city as large as Chicago?
Map By: Carolina Molina | Source: City of Chicago Data Portal
Carolina Molina Data and Digital Journalism 