East Village, Manhattan, NY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in East Village in green. The most dangerous areas in East Village 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 East Village, Manhattan, NY Safe?

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

The rate of assault in East Village is 4.274 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Village generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in East Village may be as high as 1 in 154 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 308 in the northwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southeast parts of East Village, Manhattan, NY: about 58 per year. The northeast part of East Village has fewer cases of assault with only 12 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for East Village, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the north part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for East Village residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which East Village has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which East Village has 38, have the same problem. Of East Village’s 75,968 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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East Village Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 East Village residents in a standard year.

Individual East Village Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in East Village is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to East Village.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Gramercy, Manhattan, NY	C+	C	C	C
Little Italy, Manhattan, NY	C-	C	D	C
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	C-
Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY	B	C-	B	C-
Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY	B	C	B+	C
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F	D
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY	C	D-	C	D-
West Village, Manhattan, NY	C	D+	C-	D+
Tribeca, Manhattan, NY	B-	C	C+	C
Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY	B+	B	B	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Village is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Austin, Chicago, IL	C+	C-	C-	C+
Blossom Valley, San Jose, CA	A	B	B	B
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+	D
Central Mesa, Mesa, AZ	B	B-	B-	B-
Central Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ	D-	F	F	F
Chelsea, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	C-
Cordova-Appling, Cordova, TN	D+	D+	D+	D+
East End, Houston, TX	D+	D+	D+	D+
Westchase, Houston, TX	D	D	D	C-
North, Raleigh, NC	B-	A-	A-	B+

Considering only the assault rate, East Village is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Village, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See East Village schools on SchoolGrade

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