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

Is Gramercy safe?

Gramercy records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 22 out of 100 — 11 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 183rd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 2,499 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

22/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Gramercy — higher is safer. 183rd of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 61% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

1 Ave neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
2,499 incidents reported within 1 km of the Gramercy center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Other theft
1,522 · 61%
Violent crime
215 · 9%
Public order
310 · 12%
Burglary
111 · 4%
Criminal damage & arson
86 · 3%
Other
74 · 3%

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 Gramercy safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 22/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Gramercy 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 Gramercy?

Other theft — 1,522 of 2,499 incidents (61%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Gramercy 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.