# Quarterly crime and safety briefing, third quarter 2026

*District 12 analysis unit. Sample briefing: synthetic data generated for demonstration.*

## Summary

Thefts and robberies remain concentrated around the Central Transit Center at 41.87815, -87.63532, mostly on weekday commuting hours.

Market West Beat has worsened every month this year, with burglaries and vehicle thefts at night, and it holds most of the open street light outages.

The nightlife strip along N Elizabeth St inside Kingsway Beat drew assaults on Friday and Saturday nights through the summer, peaking during the festival week in early July.

## Requests

- Hot spot patrols at the Central Transit Center from Westside Station and Central District Station.
- Repair the street lights in Market West Beat before the winter.
- Review late licenses near N Elizabeth St in Kingsway Beat.