The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Hamilton Heights

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Hamilton Heights. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

C
A
Other Crime Grade
B+

$26.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $974 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hamilton Heights with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Hamilton Heights's combined rate is lower than the norm. Hamilton Heights sits in the 82nd percentile, ahead of 82% of neighborhoods and behind 18%. The grade covers only Hamilton Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Hamilton Heights is 22.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 35 in the southeast areas to 1 in 58 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY report the most crime, about 421 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hamilton Heights for 2025 is $26,179,550, about $365 per resident and $974 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hamilton Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY: $365
Theater District, Manhattan, N: $793
Arden Heights, Staten Island, : $238
New York: $335
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hamilton Heights is $365 per year, which is $100 less than the national average and $30 more than Manhattan's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Hamilton Heights:
  • In Theater District, Manhattan, N, crime costs $793 per person, which is $429 more than in Hamilton Heights.
  • In Arden Heights, Staten Island, , crime costs $238 per person, which is $126 less than in Hamilton Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Hamilton Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Hamilton Heights
Cost per Hamilton Heights Resident
Murder
$5.81 million
$81
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.20 million
$17
Robbery
$3.19 million
$44
Assault
$6.99 million
$97
Kidnapping
$182,265
$3
Vehicle Theft
$1.86 million
$26
Burglary
$699,292
$10
Theft
$3.54 million
$49
Arson
$84,890
$1
Vandalism
$2.16 million
$30
Animal Cruelty
$50,290
$1
Drug Crimes
$277,780
$4
Identity Theft
$141,401
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$26,179,550
$365

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Hamilton Heights totals $47,901,232 ($667 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $74,080,782 ($1,032 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Hamilton Heights has 11, do the same, and of Hamilton Heights's 71,798 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Hamilton Heights Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.388
Robbery
1.412
Rape
0.2751
Murder
0.0431
Total Violent Crime
5.118 (C)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
9.529
Vehicle Theft
1.671
Burglary
1.074
Arson
0.0490
Total Property Crime
12.32 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0419
Drug Crimes
0.5230
Vandalism
4.212
Identity Theft
0.2544
Animal Cruelty
0.0947
Total "Other" Rate
5.126 (B+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Hamilton Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Hamilton Heights.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Hamilton Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
C
C
C
A
B
B
B-
C
C
B+
B+
B+
D
D
D
B
B-
B-
B+
C
C
D+
D+
D+
A
A-
A-
A
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Hamilton Heights is as safe as the New York state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hamilton Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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