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Safety index · Bronx, New York · data through March 2026

Is Co-op City safe?

Co-op City records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 62nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 471 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

37/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Co-op City — higher is safer. 62nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 45% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 5% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Co-Op City Blvd neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
471 incidents reported within 1 km of the Co-op City center · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Other theft
212 · 45%
Violent crime
61 · 13%
Public order
86 · 18%
Vehicle crime
50 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
23 · 5%
Robbery
13 · 3%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.

Walking in Co-op City at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Co-op City safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 36% of severity-weighted incidents in Co-op City 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 Co-op City?

Other theft — 212 of 471 incidents (45%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Co-op City 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.