Safety index · Staten Island, New York · data through March 2026
Is Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills safe?
Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 14 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 20th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 152 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 32% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 48 · 32% | |
| Public order | 48 · 32% | |
| Violent crime | 15 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 · 6% | |
| Drugs | 9 · 6% | |
| Other | 7 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills at night?
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Common questions
Is Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 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 Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills?
Other theft — 48 of 152 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills 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.