Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through June 2026
Is East Midtown-Turtle Bay safe?
East Midtown-Turtle Bay records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 38 out of 100 — 15 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 142nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 2,677 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 East Midtown-Turtle Bay 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 56% 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 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,509 · 56% | |
| Violent crime | 272 · 10% | |
| Public order | 453 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 112 · 4% | |
| Vehicle crime | 115 · 4% | |
| Other | 70 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Is New York safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in East Midtown-Turtle Bay at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Midtown-Times Square17/100 · High risk
- Murray Hill-Kips Bay36/100 · Elevated
- Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island48/100 · Elevated
- Long Island City-Hunters Point56/100 · Moderate
- Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill47/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is East Midtown-Turtle Bay safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 38/100). About 34% of severity-weighted incidents in East Midtown-Turtle Bay 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 Midtown-Turtle Bay?
Other theft — 1,509 of 2,677 incidents (56%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the East Midtown-Turtle Bay 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.