South Side is a neighborhood of 16,200 residents in Mount Vernon, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is South Side in Mount Vernon safe?
Crime in South Side is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 78% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than South Side. Violent crime grades B and property crime C. Mount Vernon as a whole grades B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within South Side run from A to D, so check the map below.
B-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 588 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
22% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Side as a whole, and 78% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Side scores 588.
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 South Side, Mount Vernon, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Side 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 South Side
Burglaries are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in South Side runs 38% above the US rate, but burglaries run 40% below it: 1.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Aggravated assault stands out among B-graded neighborhoods. For the typical resident of a B-graded US neighborhood, the figure is 2.5 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; South Side has 5.0.
How South Side compares within Mount Vernon
Crime varies widely across South Side: 39% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 26% in areas graded D or F. Grades across South Side run from A to D; 4% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
39%35%26%
A or B 39%C 35%D or F 26%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
South Side has less crime than 0 of the 2 neighborhoods in Mount Vernon. It covers much of the South Side area.
Is crime going up in Mount Vernon?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Mount Vernon as a whole 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 departments that serve 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 South Side
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Side has about 51 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 38% more than the US as a whole and 34% more than Mount Vernon as a whole.
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.
The largest share of crime reported in South Side is assault, about 36% of the total. It also makes up 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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How South Side compares with nearby neighborhoods
South Side has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Two things set South Side apart: it has 33 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and a Walk Grade of A- (73 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, and they run high here.
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 South Side: C (38 of 100).33 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 55% of residents here live in walkable areas.A- (73 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 79% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.65 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 78% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.13.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 76% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 South Side
Crime costs South Side about $1,695 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 41% more 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 $27 million a year, or $1,665 per resident.
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 South Side 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 South Side, Mount Vernon, NY average a SchoolGrade of C+: 58% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in South Side on SchoolGrade
