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

Is East Elmhurst safe?

East Elmhurst records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 81st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 526 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

35/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of East Elmhurst — higher is safer. 81st of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 29% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Grand Central PkwyAlley neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
526 incidents reported within 1 km of the East Elmhurst center (500 shown) · 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
154 · 29%
Sexual offences
65 · 12%
Violent crime
62 · 12%
Public order
79 · 15%
Vehicle crime
58 · 11%
Other
36 · 7%

When it happens

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

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is East Elmhurst safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in East Elmhurst 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 East Elmhurst?

Other theft — 154 of 526 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the East Elmhurst 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.