New York Crime & Safety

New York, New York

New York Crime Map & Safety Report

An independent, data-led portrait of crime and safety across the five boroughs, built on New York Police Department incident records and U.S. Census data.

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18,680,000Residents
104Crime index (100 = U.S. avg)
84thPercentile vs. U.S. cities
C-Overall crime grade

At a glance

Your real-world odds in New York

Estimated annual chance of being affected, calibrated against national benchmark rates.

1 in 194
Violent crime odds / year
35% above the national average
1 in 39
Property crime odds / year
40% above the national average
4% above the national average
Overall crime vs. national
259,970
Incidents analyzed
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Crime map

Where crime happens in New York

Warmer blocks report more crime relative to the rest of the city.

Reported New York Police Department incidents, shaded by intensity. Open the full map for a larger view.

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Latest reports

Recent crime in New York

The newest reported incidents across the city.

  • DUI/Traffic

    Precinct 41, Bronx, New York, NY

    TRAFFIC,UNCLASSIFIED INFRACTIO

  • DUI/Traffic

    Precinct 24, Manhattan, New York, NY

    TRAFFIC,UNCLASSIFIED MISDEMEAN

  • DUI/Traffic

    Precinct 40, Bronx, New York, NY

    TRAFFIC,UNCLASSIFIED MISDEMEAN

  • DUI/Traffic

    Precinct 120, Staten Island, New York, NY

    TRAFFIC,UNCLASSIFIED MISDEMEAN

  • Drug Offense

    Precinct 83, Brooklyn, New York, NY

    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSI

  • Drug Offense

    Precinct 14, Manhattan, New York, NY

    CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSI

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Neighborhoods

Safest & highest-crime New York areas

Every neighborhood graded A to F. Tap one for its own map and recent incidents.

Safest neighborhoods

A+Randalls and Wards Island1,662 residentsA+Governors IslandAHudson Square / West SoHo2,253 residentsAUpper East Side210,360 residents

Highest-crime neighborhoods

D+Little Italy2,743 residentsCManhattanville17,727 residentsCCentral Harlem122,350 residentsCChinatown12,242 residents

Trend

Reported crime over the past year

Jan: 24,635Feb: 22,151Mar: 24,875Apr: 24,917May: 24,351Jun: 23,099Jul: 23,317Aug: 22,773Sep: 23,240Oct: 23,437Nov: 22,324Dec: 851
JanLatest month down 4.7% vs. prior monthDec

Explore

Dig into the data

Explore New York crime and safety in detail:

InteractiveNew York Crime MapSee where crime concentrates block by block.→StatisticsNew York Crime RateViolent & property rates vs. the U.S. average.→BreakdownCrime by TypeTheft, vehicle theft, assault, robbery & more.→A–F gradesNeighborhood RankingsSafest and highest-crime New York neighborhoods.→

Overview

Understanding crime in New York

New York is not one city but dozens stacked together, and its safety story refuses to fit a single headline. A doorman building in Battery Park City, a brownstone block in Forest Hills, and a stretch of the South Bronx can all sit within the same transit ride yet live in completely different statistical worlds. Density, subway geography, and the round-the-clock rhythm of the city all shape where incidents happen.

We bring NYPD precinct and complaint data together with neighborhood demographics so the boroughs can be read on a common scale. Each neighborhood, precinct, and ZIP gets an A-to-F grade, and the raw complaint counts are reframed as practical, per-resident risk rather than intimidating citywide totals.

About this data: Figures are assembled from New York Police Department open complaint and incident data and U.S. Census Bureau demographics, then normalized so areas with very different populations can be compared honestly.

FAQ

New York crime: common questions

Is New York City a safe place to live?
Relative to its enormous population, New York is safer than many people expect, with a violent crime rate below a number of other large U.S. cities and far below its early-1990s peak. The most common concerns are property crime and incidents in transit and crowded commercial areas. As always in New York, safety swings sharply from one neighborhood to the next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in New York?
Battery Park City, the Upper East Side, much of the Financial District, Forest Hills in Queens, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, and Staten Island's south shore consistently rank among the lowest-crime areas. These districts combine residential character with relatively low violent crime for their size.
Which areas of New York have the most crime?
Certain precincts in the South Bronx, central Brooklyn neighborhoods like Brownsville and East New York, and parts of Upper Manhattan report the highest violent crime levels. Midtown and major transit hubs also log heavy property-crime totals, though much of that reflects the millions of people who pass through rather than residents.
Is the New York City subway safe?
The subway carries millions of riders daily and serious crime per ride remains low, but it is also where a meaningful share of the city's robberies, larcenies, and assaults occur. Risk is highest at certain stations and during late-night hours, so staying alert and avoiding empty cars is sensible.
Where does this New York crime data come from?
The figures are drawn from New York Police Department open complaint and incident data combined with U.S. Census Bureau population estimates. We convert the raw counts into rates and A-to-F grades so neighborhoods of very different sizes can be compared on equal footing.