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

Robbery per Capita in Upper West Side

The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Upper West Side residents.

 

Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY Map of Robbery Rates
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1 in 1,122

Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in Upper West Side is about 1 in 1,122.

$28

Robbery costs the average Upper West Side resident about $28 per year.

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Crime Grade's robbery 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 Robbery?

The C grade means the rate of robbery is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Upper West Side is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of neighborhoods are safer and 40% 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 robbery in Upper West Side is 0.8914 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Upper West Side generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Upper West Side may be as high as 1 in 967 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,351 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northeast parts of Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY: about 60 per year. The northwest part of Upper West Side has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Upper West Side's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery 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: 0.8914
New York: 1.042
USA: 0.6421

Considering only the robbery rate, Upper West Side is safer 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 Robbery in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Upper West Side about $6,662,333 in 2025, or roughly $28 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 Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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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Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Robbery Crime Grade
A-
B
A-
D+
A-
B+
A
C-
B+
D+
A-
D
A-
B-
A-
D
C-
C-
D
D-
D
D-
D-
D-
B-
D
B-
F
A-
A
A-
C+
A+
A-
A+
C+
B
C
B
D+

Robbery in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Upper West Side is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Robbery Crime Grade
A-
B
B
C
D+
D
D
D-
C
C
C
D+
C+
C
C
B-
C+
D+
D+
D-
B+
B+
B+
B+
B-
C+
C+
C
C
B-
B-
B+
C+
D+
D+
D
B-
C-
C-
D

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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