Crime & Safety

18 Thefts, 7 Burglaries and More: Ward 2 Police Calls in August

With the help of the Oak Forest Crime Prevention Committee, Patch shares the city's calls for service for the month of August, broken down by ward.

Each week, Patch features items from reports on file at the . Although not all accounts are reported in the Patch police blotter, the Oak Forest Crime Prevention Committee compiles the number of calls of service monthly, by type and location.

This week, Patch gives you the rundown of what was called in and where during the month of August. See how your ward measures up. Patch will feature one ward per day over the next week. See how Ward 2 compares to and the rest. Unsure of which ward you live in? Visit Patch's Oak Forest 101—a quick summary of the most important facts about .

*Note, these statistics are gathered from the Oak Forest Police Department's Daily Call for Service Log reports.

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*These indicate calls for service, not criminal crime statistics.

Ward 2, Ald. Rich Simon

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Assault Burglary Criminal Damage Theft Total Ward 2 1 7 4 18 30

*There were no instances of arson, battery, home invasion, homicide, robbery, sex offense, stolen vehicles.


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