Arson per Capita in East Harlem
The map below shows arson per 1,000 East Harlem residents.
The map below shows arson per 1,000 East Harlem residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of arson in East Harlem is about 1 in 17,123.
Arson costs the average East Harlem resident about $1 per year.
Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in East Harlem in green. The most dangerous areas in East Harlem are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A- grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US neighborhood. East Harlem is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of neighborhoods are safer and 81% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Harlem's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of arson in East Harlem is 0.0584 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Harlem generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of arson in East Harlem may be as high as 1 in 14,794 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,560 in the north part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the west parts of East Harlem, Manhattan, NY: about 1 per year. The northeast part of East Harlem has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the arson rate in East Harlem to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| East Harlem, Manhattan, NY: | 0.0584 |
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| New York: | 0.0581 |
| USA: | 0.1151 |
Considering only the arson rate, East Harlem is as safe as the New York state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Arson is projected to cost the residents of East Harlem about $75,820 in 2025, or roughly $1 per resident. This is part of East Harlem's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for East Harlem, including every crime type and how East Harlem compares to other neighborhoods.
Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading East Harlem's crime maps on the East Harlem overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Arson Crime Grade |
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B+ | D+ | A- | A- | |
B+ | D+ | B+ | A- | |
A- | B- | A- | A- | |
A- | B | A- | B | |
C+ | D+ | C | A | |
A- | C | A | A | |
A- | B+ | A | B | |
A- | B+ | A- | B+ | |
A- | B | A- | B+ | |
A+ | A- | A+ | A- |
East Harlem is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Arson Crime Grade |
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A | B | B | D+ | |
A+ | A | A | D | |
A | A- | A- | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | D- | |
A | B- | B- | D+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
A- | A | A | B+ | |
F | F | F | C | |
B- | B- | B- | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Harlem, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See East Harlem schools on SchoolGrade
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