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Last verified: 2026-11-08
| Safety | Fair |
|---|---|
| Transportation | Fair |
| Emergency medical | Fair |
| Daily convenience | Good |
| Communications | Fair |
Scale: Good = traveller-friendly · Fair = manageable with some effort · Hard = demanding. Climate is described separately and is never rated.
| General travellers | Fair |
|---|---|
| Families with children | Fair |
| Seniors | Fair |
| Wheelchair users | Fair |
Complete — monthly climate normals are on record. Climate is described only; it is never given a rating.
Counts of places mapped in OpenStreetMap (nodes and ways) inside the counting boundary recorded below. These are map counts, not official statistics.
| Convenience stores | 696 |
|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 272 |
| Pharmacies | 144 |
| ATMs | 125 |
米国連邦捜査局（FBI）の犯罪統計によると、2024年中、米国における凶悪犯罪（殺人、強制性交、強盗、加重暴行）の発生は1,221,345件、財産犯罪（侵入窃盗、窃盗、自動車盗）の発生は推計5,986,400件となっています。
Source: 日本外務省海外安全網站・美國安全對策基礎資料，國家級 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcsafetymeasure_221.html
凶悪犯罪は2020年が386.3件、2021年が360.9件、2022年が377.1件、2023年が379.5件、2024年が359.1件、財産犯罪は、2020年が1,966.9件、2021年が1,792.8件、2022年が1,973.8件、2023年が1,934.1件、2024年が1,760.1件であり、両犯罪ともに減少傾向にあります。
Source: 日本外務省，同上，國家級 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcsafetymeasure_221.html
米国ではこのような凶悪犯罪に銃器が用いられることが多い点にも留意する必要があります。
Source: 日本外務省，同上，國家級 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcsafetymeasure_221.html
現在、現地大使館・総領事館からの安全情報は出ておりません。
Source: 日本外務省海外安全網站・美國危險・スポット情報頁 — https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/info/pcinfectionspothazardinfo_221.html
134 United States of America 2.535 DOWN-LONG 4
Source: Institute for Economics & Peace, Global Peace Index 2026 海報，國家級 — https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Global-Peace-Index-2026-A3-map-poster.pdf
MURDER 10 8 25% 31 42 -26% 346 359 -4% -29% -32% -39%
Source: CPD Public Safety Report，Week 42，City Wide，Report Covering the Week of 12-Oct-26 Through 18-Oct-26，年累計欄 — https://www.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/Public-Safety-Report-Public-Version-2026-Week-42_p1.pdf
ROBBERY 79 114 -31% 353 407 -13% 3791 4824 -21% -48% -55% -44%
Source: CPD，同上 — https://www.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/Public-Safety-Report-Public-Version-2026-Week-42_p1.pdf
TOTAL 1466 2028 -28% 7007 7860 -11% 77179 78617 -2% -14% -16% -2%
Source: CPD，同上 — https://www.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/Public-Safety-Report-Public-Version-2026-Week-42_p1.pdf
MTR VEHICLE THEFT 250 356 -30% 1255 1436 -13% 14494 13615 6% -19% -39% 1%
Source: CPD，同上 — https://www.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/Public-Safety-Report-Public-Version-2026-Week-42_p1.pdf
Public Safety Report figures are preliminary and subject to further analysis and revision. Crime statistics reflect Illinois Compiled Statutes and differ from the crime categories of the F.B.I. Uniform Crime Reporting System.
Source: CPD，同上 — https://www.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/Public-Safety-Report-Public-Version-2026-Week-42_p1.pdf
CTA Blue Line trains provide frequent service from O'Hare Airport to downtown in only 45-50 minutes. The Blue Line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Source: CTA，From Planes to Trains! — https://www.transitchicago.com/from-planes-to-trains/
The CTA Blue Line station is located right within the airport offering easy access for passengers.
Source: FlyChicago，O'Hare Public Transit，芝加哥航空局官方站 — https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/tofrom/publictransit/Pages/default.aspx
The Blue Line offers 24 hour service with more frequent service during weekday morning and evening rush hours.
Source: FlyChicago，同上 — https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/tofrom/publictransit/Pages/default.aspx
Unlimited rides on CTA, Metra and Pace in a single day, available only in the Ventra app.
Source: CTA，Fare Information，Regional Day Pass — https://www.transitchicago.com/fares/
All CTA and Pace buses offer accessible features such as ramps, wheelchair securement areas, priority seating, and visual display and auditory announcements.
Source: Northern Illinois Transit Authority，Riding transit with a disability in the Chicago region — https://nita.illinois.gov/blog/2026/07/06/riding-transit-with-a-disability-in-the-chicago-region
More than 70 percent of CTA L stations are accessible, and more stations are becoming accessible each year through the All Stations Accessible Program (ASAP)
Source: NITA，同上 — https://nita.illinois.gov/blog/2026/07/06/riding-transit-with-a-disability-in-the-chicago-region
All CTA L train cars are accessible.
Source: NITA，同上 — https://nita.illinois.gov/blog/2026/07/06/riding-transit-with-a-disability-in-the-chicago-region
More than 75 percent of Metra stations are accessible and work to increase the number of accessible stations is currently underway.
Source: NITA，同上 — https://nita.illinois.gov/blog/2026/07/06/riding-transit-with-a-disability-in-the-chicago-region
ADA Paratransit is a shared ride, advanced reservation, origin-to-destination transportation service for individuals who, because of their disability, are unable to use CTA or Pace fixed route transit service for some or all of their trips.
Source: NITA，同上 — https://nita.illinois.gov/blog/2026/07/06/riding-transit-with-a-disability-in-the-chicago-region
Taxis, limos and rideshare companies are all accessible to passengers that are both coming and going.
Source: FlyChicago，O'Hare Getting To and From — https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/tofrom/Pages/default.aspx
"date":"2022","value":2.68
Source: World Bank API，美國 Hospital beds per 1,000 people，指標 SH.MED.BEDS.ZS，國家級底層指標，非城市數字 — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SH.MED.BEDS.ZS?format=json&per_page=10&date=2015:2024
"date":"2022","value":3.681
Source: World Bank API，美國 Physicians per 1,000 people，指標 SH.MED.PHYS.ZS，國家級底層指標，非城市數字 — https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/USA/indicator/SH.MED.PHYS.ZS?format=json&per_page=10&date=2015:2024
The official emergency number in the United States and Canada is 911.
Source: FCC，911 and E911 Services，國家級 — https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services
Dialing 911 quickly connects a caller to a nearby Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) dispatcher who is trained to route your call to local emergency medical, fire, and law enforcement agencies.
Source: FCC，同上，國家級 — https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services
Consumers have a right to access information about the quality of health care provided in Illinois. This website can help you become a more informed consumer to make better health care choices. You can access information on quality and safety data, nurse staffing, patient satisfaction, and costs of services in hospitals and surgery centers.
Source: IDPH，Illinois Hospital Report Card — https://healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov/
伊利諾州官方醫院名冊檢索入口：Illinois Hospital Report Card
https://healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov/search
Cards continued to dominate noncash payments by number, comprising nearly four-fifths of all transactions in 2024.
Source: Federal Reserve，FRPS National Payment Volumes Top-Line Data CY 2015–24，國家級 — https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/frps_cy2015_24_topline.htm
Cards' share of noncash payments reached 79 percent in 2024, up from 77 percent in 2021 and 71 percent in 2015.
Source: Federal Reserve，同上，國家級 — https://www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/frps_cy2015_24_topline.htm
OSM 計數出處：OpenStreetMap relation 122604
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/122604
The Mobile Broadband Map shows the 3G, 4G, and 5G coverage of each mobile provider for the area displayed.
Source: FCC，Broadband Data Collection Consumer Information，國家級 — https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData/consumers
Search for your address on the map.
Source: FCC，同上，國家級 — https://www.fcc.gov/BroadbandData/consumers
One provision of the 911 Act directs the FCC to make 911 the universal emergency number for all telephone services.
Source: FCC，911 and E911 Services，國家級 — https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services
The official emergency number in the United States and Canada is 911.
Source: FCC，同上，國家級 — https://www.fcc.gov/general/9-1-1-and-e9-1-1-services
來源網址：WMO 城市清單
Source: 「"United States of America";"Chicago, Illinois";"274"」 — https://worldweather.wmo.int/en/json/full_city_list.txt