Guides: Chicago Research Guide: Statistics and Data

Chicago Statistics & Data

City of Chicago Data Portal
Information, statistics, and maps in such areas as health, planning, TIFs, housing, and city-owned buildings.
Access note: Freely available to the public.
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General Information Portal
Data visualizations from the City of Chicago Office of the Inspector General. Interactive dashboards to analyze data about the city budget, employment, public safety, and more.
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
This area of the CMAP website contains a set of Community Data Snapshots that summarize demographics, housing, employment, transportation habits, retail sales, property values, and land use in metropolitan Chicago's 284 municipalities. You may browse the municipalities alphabetically or grouped by county. Snapshots are also available for all 77 Chicago Community Areas.

Chicago Economic Data
Data available from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. This page contains access to data series in html and xls formats as well as PDFs.
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General | City Budget Overview
This dashboard displays information on the City of Chicago’s annual budget.
Bureau of Labor Statistics | Chicago
This summary presents a sampling of economic information for the area; supplemental data are provided for regions and the nation. Subjects include unemployment, employment, wages, prices, spending, and benefits. All data are not seasonally adjusted and some may be subject to revision. Area definitions may differ by subject.
Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University
Search for, view, and download indicators of housing market health in the Chicago region, including foreclosure auctions & filing activity, mortgage activity, and property sales activity.

Chicago Public Schools | School Data
Includes accountability reports, assessment reports, demographics, metrics, and surveys
City of Chicago Data Portal | Education
Downloadable data sets about Education from the City of Chicago Data Portal
DePaul University | Institutional Research & Market Analytics
Includes Fact Files on students, faculty and staff at DePaul from 2000 - 2016 as well as a Common Data Set for Academic Year 2016-2017 to compare across institutions.

CMAP Data Hub
Data resources from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.
U.S. Census | Chicago Quick Facts
Demographic information from the U.S. Census about Chicago

Chicago Health Atlas
Visualize City of Chicago-wide health trend information and data from sources including the City of Chicago and local hospitals.
City of Chicago Data Portal | Health and Human Services
Downloadable data sets about Health and Human Services from the City of Chicago Data Portal
HealthData.gov | Chicago
Downloadable dataset containing a selection of 27 indicators of public health significance by Chicago community area, with the most updated information available. The indicators are rates, percents, or other measures related to natality, mortality, infectious disease, lead poisoning, and economic status.

Chicago Police Department: Reports, Data, and Statistics
Weekly crime statistics, crime reports, CLEARMap interactive crime map, and data dashboards.
City of Chicago | Public Safety Data
Downloadable data sets about Public Safety from the City of Chicago Data Portal.
City of Chicago Office of Inspector General | Public Safety (CPD)
Data visualizations from the Office of the Inspector General pertaining to public safety. Includes reports on active officers, arrests, complaints, and more.