The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon is the eighth-largest city in New York, with 72,200 residents in Westchester County, about 13 miles northeast of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Mount Vernon, NY safe?
Crime in Mount Vernon is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 79% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Mount Vernon. Violent crime grades B and property crime C-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Mount Vernon run from A to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 563 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
21% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Mount Vernon as a whole, and 79% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mount Vernon scores 563.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Mount Vernon, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mount Vernon, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Mount Vernon
Burglary is a strength. Mount Vernon grades C- for property crime, but burglary grades A.
One part of Mount Vernon stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in North Side, in west Mount Vernon, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon, 44% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 38% in areas graded C and 18% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Mount Vernon run from A to F; 7% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
44%38%18%
A or B 44%C 38%D or F 18%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1South Side, southeastCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Mount Vernon.B647
2Eastchester, southRobberies run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Mount Vernon.C459
3North Side, westAggravated assaults run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Mount Vernon.C-346
4Wakefield-Williamsbridge, southwestCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Mount Vernon.C-308
Neighborhood areas of Mount Vernon, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Mount Vernon?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Mount Vernon is up 14%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 5.7 to 5.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 13 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Mount VernonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Mount Vernon. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Mount Vernon
Violent, US
Property, Mount Vernon
Property, US
2016
+19%
+4%
+44%
+15%
2017
+14%
+4%
+52%
+12%
2018
-8%
+0%
+15%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-8%
+4%
-4%
-8%
2021
-15%
+6%
-9%
-10%
2022
-19%
+5%
+24%
-6%
2023
-9%
+2%
+29%
-7%
2024
-6%
-4%
+14%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Mount Vernon
CrimeGrade™ estimates Mount Vernon has about 38 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to New York.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Mount Vernon, about 38% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Mount Vernon Police Department sent the FBI no usable 2024 count of vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ built the figure from the department's own reports for recent years, brought up to 2024.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Mount Vernon compares with nearby cities
Mount Vernon has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities. Larchmont and Eastchester have the least crime nearby.
Parking lots, density and walkability in Mount Vernon
Two things set Mount Vernon apart: it has 0.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 90% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with little parking-lot space tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.90% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 95% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.B (62 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 95% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Mount Vernon: C (38 of 100).31 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 94% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 82% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Mount Vernon
Crime costs Mount Vernon about $1,141 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 5% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $97 million a year, or $1,345 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.3 million
$46
Rape
$1.2 million
$16
Robbery
$2.4 million
$33
Assault
$14 million
$189
Burglary
$880,000
$12
Theft
$3.8 million
$53
Vehicle theft
$3.0 million
$41
Arson
$110,000
$2
Vandalism
$4.2 million
$58
Total
$32 million
$449
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Mount Vernon means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Mount Vernon, NY average a SchoolGrade of C-: 52% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Mount Vernon on SchoolGrade
