Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through June 2026
Is Hell's Kitchen safe?
Hell's Kitchen records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 22 out of 100 — 31 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 191st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 5,427 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 Hell's Kitchen 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 45% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 2,438 · 45% | |
| Violent crime | 824 · 15% | |
| Public order | 982 · 18% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 258 · 5% | |
| Drugs | 208 · 4% | |
| Other | 189 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Hell's Kitchen 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
- Midtown-Times Square17/100 · High risk
- Upper West Side-Lincoln Square38/100 · Elevated
- Chelsea-Hudson Yards28/100 · Elevated
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay38/100 · Elevated
- Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square19/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Hell's Kitchen safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 22/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Hell's Kitchen 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 Hell's Kitchen?
Other theft — 2,438 of 5,427 incidents (45%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Hell's Kitchen 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.