Safety index · Bronx, New York · data through March 2026
Is Claremont Village-Claremont (East) safe?
Claremont Village-Claremont (East) records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 23 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 171st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,800 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (18% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 322 · 18% | |
| Public order | 409 · 23% | |
| Other theft | 310 · 17% | |
| Vehicle crime | 256 · 14% | |
| Other | 160 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 99 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Claremont Village-Claremont (East) at night?
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Common questions
Is Claremont Village-Claremont (East) safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 23/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 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 Claremont Village-Claremont (East)?
Violent crime — 322 of 1,800 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Claremont Village-Claremont (East) 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.