Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through June 2026
Is Chinatown-Two Bridges safe?
Chinatown-Two Bridges records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 27 out of 100 — 26 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 174th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 4,010 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
DATA THROUGH JUNE 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to New York — a typical New York neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Chinatown-Two Bridges against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 39% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,571 · 39% | |
| Violent crime | 588 · 15% | |
| Public order | 693 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 275 · 7% | |
| Drugs | 235 · 6% | |
| Other | 221 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Chinatown-Two Bridges at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Lower East Side26/100 · Elevated
- Tribeca-Civic Center28/100 · Elevated
- SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square24/100 · High risk
- Financial District-Battery Park City42/100 · Elevated
- East Village28/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Chinatown-Two Bridges safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 27/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Chinatown-Two Bridges are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Chinatown-Two Bridges?
Other theft — 1,571 of 4,010 incidents (39%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Chinatown-Two Bridges safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the NYPD by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.