Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through March 2026
Is East Village safe?
East Village 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 173rd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,859 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 42% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 784 · 42% | |
| Violent crime | 274 · 15% | |
| Public order | 370 · 20% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 129 · 7% | |
| Other | 77 · 4% | |
| Burglary | 59 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in East Village 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
- Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village30/100 · Elevated
- Lower East Side23/100 · High risk
- Gramercy22/100 · High risk
- Greenwich Village21/100 · High risk
- SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square21/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is East Village safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 23/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in East Village 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 Village?
Other theft — 784 of 1,859 incidents (42%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the East Village 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.