Knowing that Chicago, like John the Baptist and Bathhouse John, like Billy Sunday and Big Bill, forever keeps two faces. Nelson Algren - Chicago: City On The Make

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Cabrini Green 2004-2012

At its peak, Cabrini–Green was home to 15,000 people, living in mid- and high-rise apartment buildings totaling 3607 units. Over the years, gang violence and neglect created terrible living conditions for the residents, and the name "Cabrini–Green" became synonymous with the problems associated with public housing in the United States. The last of the buildings in Cabrini–Green was demolished in March 2011. Wikipedia

Hyde Park 2004-2014

Way back in 1952, the wife of a University of Chicago faculty member was assaulted near campus. The university was stung into action, and began to invest heavily in a private security force. It also pushed for urban renewal, in some cases using private police officers to investigate criminal activity in given buildings in order to get the property foreclosed and torn down. The Atlantic - How Bad Is Violence in Chicago?

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Crime Data

The Chicago Police Department uses a modified form of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting codes. The FBI details this system here.

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Streets Shapefile

Note: Building footprints and street paths are point-in-time, meaning that they do not capture the historical state of development in Cabrini Green and Hyde Park.

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Cabrini Green

Hyde Park