West Village, Manhattan, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder 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 Murder?

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. West Village is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of neighborhoods are safer and 40% 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 murder in West Village is 0.0820 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Village generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Village may be as high as 1 in 10,515 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,332 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of West Village, Manhattan, NY: about 0 per year. The north part of West Village has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How West Village's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder 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 murder 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 Murder in West Village, Manhattan, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Village about $4,007,685 in 2025, or roughly $154 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 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 West Village's crime maps on the West Village overall crime page.

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Individual West Village Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	C
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F	C
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+	C+
Garment District, Manhattan, NY	F	F	F	C
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY	C	D-	C	C
Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY	B	C	B+	C

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

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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