West Village, Manhattan, NY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US neighborhood. West Village is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of neighborhoods are safer and 27% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Village's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in West Village is 4.646 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Village generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in West Village may be as high as 1 in 66 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 532 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northwest parts of West Village, Manhattan, NY: about 26 per year. The west part of West Village has fewer cases of assault with only 4 in a typical year.

How West Village's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in West Village 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 assault rate, West Village is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in West Village, Manhattan, NY

Assault is projected to cost the residents of West Village about $3,468,520 in 2025, or roughly $133 per resident. This is part of West Village's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Village, including every crime type and how West Village compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 West Village's crime maps on the West Village overall crime page.

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Individual West Village Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	C-
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F	D
Chelsea, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	D+	C-
Little Italy, Manhattan, NY	C-	C	D	C
Tribeca, Manhattan, NY	B-	C	C+	C
Gramercy, Manhattan, NY	C+	C	C	C
East Village, Manhattan, NY	B-	C-	C+	D+
Garment District, Manhattan, NY	F	F	F	F
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY	C	D-	C	D-
Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY	B	C	B+	C

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Village is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	D	D-
Logan-Ogontz-Fern Rock, Philadelphia, PA	C+	D+	D+	C-
West Seattle, Seattle, WA	D	C+	C+	B-
Woodbridge, Irvine, CA	A+	A-	A-	A-
Flint Village, Fall River, MA	B+	B-	B-	C
Five Points, Denver, CO	F	F	F	F
Fairhill, Philadelphia, PA	B-	C-	C-	C-
Creston, Grand Rapids, MI	B+	C-	C-	C-
Cooper Mountain-Aloha North, Aloha, OR	C	B+	B+	B+
Clifton, Staten Island, NY	C+	D	D	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Village, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 77% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Village schools on SchoolGrade

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