Murder per Capita in Upper West Side
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Upper West Side residents.
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C+
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1 in 16,026
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Upper West Side is about 1 in 16,026.
$117
Murder costs the average Upper West Side resident about $117 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder 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 Murder?
The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Upper West Side is in the 53rd percentile for safety, meaning 47% of neighborhoods are safer and 53% 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 murder in Upper West Side is 0.0624 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 murder in Upper West Side may be as high as 1 in 13,032 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,633 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder 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 murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Upper West Side's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder 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.
| Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY: | 0.0624 |
|---|---|
| New York: | 0.0379 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Upper West Side is less safe than the New York state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Upper West Side about $27,846,666 in 2025, or roughly $117 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 Murder Map
Remember that murder 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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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder 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 | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | B | A- | B- | |
A- | B+ | A | C+ | |
B+ | D+ | A- | B- | |
A- | B- | A- | B | |
C- | C- | D | C- | |
D | D- | D- | C | |
B- | D | B- | C+ | |
A- | A | A- | C- | |
A+ | A- | A+ | C+ | |
B | C | B | C+ |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Upper West Side is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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A- | B | B | B | |
D+ | D | D | D- | |
C | C | C | B | |
C+ | C | C | D | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | D | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B- | |
B- | C+ | C+ | D+ | |
C | B- | B- | C+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
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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