Crime & Safety

Ward by Ward: Police Calls in Oak Forest in May

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

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

Patch gives you the rundown of what was called in and where. See how your ward measures up. Patch will feature one ward at a time over the next week. Patch will focus on Ward 3 Friday, June 9. See how Ward 3 compares to and . Unsure of which ward you live in? Visit Patch's Oak Forest 101—a quick summary of the most important facts about Oak Forest.

See how May's crime statistics stacked up to April's by reading By the Numbers: Crime in Oak Forest in April

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

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

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WARD 5 — Ald. DAN ENSING

BURGLARY BATTERY CRIMINAL DAMAGE THEFT TOTAL WARD 5 1 2 2 7 12

*There were no instances of arson, assault, invasion, homicide, robbery, sex offenses, or vehicle crimes.


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