This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Upper West Side. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
A-
Overall Crime Grade™
B+ |
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A- |
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Other Crime Grade |
B |
$83.3 million
Cost of Crime™ for Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY
In 2025, crime will cost $712 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Upper West 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.
The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Upper West Side's combined rate is lower than the norm. Upper West Side sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of neighborhoods and behind 17%. The grade covers only Upper West Side's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The overall crime rate in Upper West Side is 22.38 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the northeast areas to 1 in 51 in the north.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY report the most crime, about 1,443 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
| Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY: | $351 |
|---|---|
| Theater District, Manhattan, N: | $793 |
| Arden Heights, Staten Island, : | $238 |
| New York: | $335 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Upper West Side |
Cost per Upper West Side Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$27.8 million |
$117 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$4.36 million |
$18 |
Robbery |
$6.66 million |
$28 |
Assault |
$11.8 million |
$50 |
Kidnapping |
$604,284 |
$3 |
Vehicle Theft |
$5.95 million |
$25 |
Burglary |
$1.96 million |
$8 |
Theft |
$12.8 million |
$54 |
Arson |
$423,345 |
$2 |
Vandalism |
$9.13 million |
$38 |
Animal Cruelty |
$198,957 |
$1 |
Drug Crimes |
$1.00 million |
$4 |
Identity Theft |
$503,934 |
$2 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$83,297,633 |
$351 |
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 Upper West Side has 60, do the same, and of Upper West Side's 237,620 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY at ISP Reports.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 Upper West Side residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.734 |
Robbery |
0.8914 |
Rape |
0.3028 |
Murder |
0.0624 |
Total Violent Crime |
2.991 (B+) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
10.41 |
Vehicle Theft |
1.617 |
Burglary |
0.9103 |
Arson |
0.0738 |
Total Property Crime |
13.01 (A-) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.0419 |
Drug Crimes |
0.5705 |
Vandalism |
5.381 |
Identity Theft |
0.2740 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.1132 |
Total "Other" Rate |
6.381 (B) |
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
A- | B | A- | |
A- | B+ | A | |
B+ | D+ | A- | |
A- | B- | A- | |
C- | C- | D | |
D | D- | D- | |
B- | D | B- | |
A- | A | A- | |
A+ | A- | A+ | |
B | C | B |
Upper West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
A- | B | B | |
D+ | D | D | |
C | C | C | |
C+ | C | C | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | |
B- | C+ | C+ | |
C | B- | B- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | |
B- | C- | C- |
Considering only the crime rate, Upper West Side 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 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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