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Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through March 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 21 out of 100 — 12 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 189th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 2,591 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

21/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Hell's Kitchen — higher is safer. 189th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 46% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Broadway neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
2,591 incidents reported within 1 km of the Hell's Kitchen 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

Other theft
1,197 · 46%
Violent crime
379 · 15%
Public order
472 · 18%
Criminal damage & arson
112 · 4%
Vehicle crime
98 · 4%
Other
88 · 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 Hell's Kitchen safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 21/100). About 51% 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 — 1,197 of 2,591 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 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.