The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$40.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $969 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Lower East Side's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Lower East Side sits in the 64th percentile, ahead of 64% of neighborhoods and behind 36%. The grade covers only Lower East Side's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Lower East Side is 30.07 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the north areas to 1 in 54 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY report the most crime, about 711 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 108 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lower East Side for 2025 is $40,801,513, about $459 per resident and $969 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lower East Side Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY:	$459
Theater District, Manhattan, N:	$793
Arden Heights, Staten Island, :	$238
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lower East Side is $459 per year, which is $5 less than the national average and $124 more than Manhattan's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lower East Side:

In Theater District, Manhattan, N, crime costs $793 per person, which is $335 more than in Lower East Side.
In Arden Heights, Staten Island, , crime costs $238 per person, which is $221 less than in Lower East Side

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Lower East Side for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lower East Side	Cost per Lower East Side Resident
Murder	$9.91 million	$111
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.54 million	$17
Robbery	$4.28 million	$48
Assault	$10.3 million	$116
Kidnapping	$222,454	$3
Vehicle Theft	$2.56 million	$29
Burglary	$1.01 million	$11
Theft	$6.71 million	$76
Arson	$164,205	$2
Vandalism	$3.25 million	$37
Animal Cruelty	$88,306	$1
Drug Crimes	$488,380	$5
Identity Theft	$240,282	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$40,801,513	$459

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lower East Side, 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 Lower East Side totals $78,152,459 ($879 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $118,953,972 ($1,338 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 north 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 Lower East Side has 88, do the same, and of Lower East Side's 88,934 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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Lower East Side 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 Lower East Side residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.042
Robbery	1.531
Rape	0.2856
Murder	0.0593
Total Violent Crime	5.918 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.58
Vehicle Theft	1.861
Burglary	1.257
Arson	0.0765
Total Property Crime	17.77 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0413
Drug Crimes	0.7424
Vandalism	5.117
Identity Theft	0.3491
Animal Cruelty	0.1342
Total "Other" Rate	6.384 (B)

Individual Lower East Side Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY	C	D-	C
Little Italy, Manhattan, NY	C-	C	D
East Village, Manhattan, NY	B-	C-	C+
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY	C	C-	C-
Tribeca, Manhattan, NY	B-	C	C+
Financial District, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	D+
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	C
Battery Park, Manhattan, NY	A	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lower East Side 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
Northeast Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+
Evergreen, San Jose, CA	A+	A	A
Northwest, Columbus, OH	B+	A+	A+
Lake View, Chicago, IL	D-	B-	B-
Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-
Mott Haven, Bronx, NY	C+	D+	D+
Near North Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	C-
North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA	B-	C-	C-
North, Raleigh, NC	B-	A-	A-
North Valley, San Jose, CA	A	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Lower East Side is less safe than the New York state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 70% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lower East Side schools on SchoolGrade

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