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

Is Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill safe?

Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 25 out of 100 — 8 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 161st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,483 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

25/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill — higher is safer. 161st of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (18% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

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

BroadwayRiverside Dr neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,483 incidents reported within 1 km of the Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
274 · 18%
Public order
398 · 27%
Other theft
376 · 25%
Criminal damage & arson
86 · 6%
Other
98 · 7%
Robbery
38 · 3%

When it happens

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

Walking in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill at night?

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Common questions

Is Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 25/100). About 45% of severity-weighted incidents in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 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 Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill?

Violent crime — 274 of 1,483 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill 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.