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

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Upper East Side in green. The most dangerous areas in Upper 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 Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY Safe from Theft?

The B+ grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US neighborhood. Upper East Side is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of neighborhoods are safer and 75% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Upper East Side's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Upper East Side is 9.917 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Upper East Side generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Upper East Side may be as high as 1 in 41 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 170 in the east part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY: about 467 per year. The southeast part of Upper East Side has fewer cases of theft with only 24 in a typical year.

How Upper East Side's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Upper 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, Upper East Side is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

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

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

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Upper East Side about $9,280,759 in 2025, or roughly $51 per resident. This is part of Upper East Side's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Upper East Side, including every crime type and how Upper 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 Upper East Side's crime maps on the Upper East Side overall crime page.

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Individual Upper East Side Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Carnegie Hill, Manhattan, NY	A-	B	A-	B+
Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, NY	A+	A-	A+	A+
North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY	A-	A	A-	B
Yorkville, Manhattan, NY	B+	D+	A-	B
Midtown, Manhattan, NY	C-	C-	D	D-
Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY	A-	B+	A-	B+
Long Island City, Queens, NY	B+	B-	B+	B-
Theater District, Manhattan, NY	D	D-	D-	F
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	A-	B
Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY	B+	B	B	C+

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Upper East Side is lower 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
Southeast, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	D
Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, PA	B	C+	C+	C
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	D	C
Jamaica, Queens, NY	A-	C+	C+	B
East San Jose, San Jose, CA	A	B-	B-	B+
Paradise, Las Vegas, NV	D	D+	D+	D+
East Arlington, Arlington, TX	C-	C-	C-	D+
Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA	C+	D	D	C+
Maryvale, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C	C	C
Corona, Queens, NY	A	B-	B-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 76% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Upper East Side schools on SchoolGrade

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