City In Review: Chicago

Mount Greenwood · 2024-05

Mount Greenwood violent crime triples to 15

Mount Greenwood's violent crime count jumped from 5 to 15 in May — a 200% spike. Overall crime climbed 54% to 43 incidents. Ten building permits totaled $1.17 million, all of it under the express program or renovation work. Service requests rose 40% to 621, led by garbage cart issues (70 calls), rat complaints (59), and potholes (54). No new businesses opened or closed. Food inspection failures dropped to zero after three in April.

By the numbers

Building permits10
Declared construction value$1,166,846
New business licenses16
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests621
Reported crimes43
Violent crimes15
Failed food inspections0

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