Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Upper West Side in green. The most dangerous areas in Upper West Side are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY Safe from Arson?

The B+ grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US neighborhood. Upper West Side is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of neighborhoods are safer and 70% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Upper West Side's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Upper West Side is 0.0738 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Upper West Side generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Upper West Side may be as high as 1 in 11,774 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,986 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the southwest parts of Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY: about 5 per year. The northwest part of Upper West Side has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Upper West Side's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Upper West Side 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.

Considering only the arson rate, Upper West Side is less safe than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Upper West Side about $423,345 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of Upper West Side's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Upper West Side, including every crime type and how Upper West Side compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

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 Upper West Side's crime maps on the Upper West Side overall crime page.

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Individual Upper West Side Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Upper West Side is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Upper West Side.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, NY	A-	B	A-	B
Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY	A-	B+	A	B
Yorkville, Manhattan, NY	B+	D+	A-	A-
Morningside Heights, Manhattan, NY	A-	B-	A-	A-
Midtown, Manhattan, NY	C-	C-	D	B-
Theater District, Manhattan, NY	D	D-	D-	B
East Harlem, Manhattan, NY	B-	D	B-	A-
North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY	A-	A	A-	B-
Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, NY	A+	A-	A+	A-
Clinton, Manhattan, NY	B	C	B	B+

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Upper West Side 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
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	B	B+
Southeast, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	C
Northeast Dallas-White Rock, Dallas, TX	C	C	C	B-
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV	C+	C	C	C
Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	D+	C-
Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B+	C-
Pasadina, Houston, TX	B-	C+	C+	C+
Powers, Colorado Springs, CO	C	B-	B-	D
Roosevelt, Fresno, CA	C+	D+	D+	D+
South Bronx, Bronx, NY	B-	C-	C-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 71% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Upper West Side schools on SchoolGrade

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