Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Lower East Side in green. The most dangerous areas in Lower East Side are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY Safe from Theft?

The C+ grade means the rate of theft is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Lower East Side is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of neighborhoods are safer and 50% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lower East Side's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Lower East Side is 14.58 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lower East Side generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Lower East Side may be as high as 1 in 35 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 168 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the north parts of Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY: about 400 per year. The southeast part of Lower East Side has fewer cases of theft with only 41 in a typical year.

How Lower East Side's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Lower East Side to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

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

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Lower East Side about $6,714,936 in 2025, or roughly $76 per resident. This is part of Lower East Side's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lower East Side, including every crime type and how Lower East Side compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Lower East Side's crime maps on the Lower East Side overall crime page.

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Individual Lower East Side Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft 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	Theft Crime Grade
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY	C	D-	C	D+
Little Italy, Manhattan, NY	C-	C	D	D-
East Village, Manhattan, NY	B-	C-	C+	C-
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F	F
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY	C	C-	C-	D
Tribeca, Manhattan, NY	B-	C	C+	C-
Financial District, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	D+	D
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	D
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	C	D+
Battery Park, Manhattan, NY	A	A	A	A-

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lower East Side is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Northeast Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	D
Evergreen, San Jose, CA	A+	A	A	A+
Northwest, Columbus, OH	B+	A+	A+	A+
Lake View, Chicago, IL	D-	B-	B-	C-
Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Mott Haven, Bronx, NY	C+	D+	D+	D+
Near North Side, Chicago, IL	D	C-	C-	D
North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA	B-	C-	C-	B-
North, Raleigh, NC	B-	A-	A-	C+
North Valley, San Jose, CA	A	B	B	A

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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