Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through March 2026
Is Midtown-Times Square safe?
Midtown-Times Square records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 17 out of 100 — 16 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 197th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 3,711 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 53% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,960 · 53% | |
| Violent crime | 454 · 12% | |
| Public order | 514 · 14% | |
| Drugs | 172 · 5% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 146 · 4% | |
| Other | 117 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Midtown-Times Square 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.
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- East Midtown-Turtle Bay27/100 · Elevated
- Hell's Kitchen21/100 · High risk
- Murray Hill-Kips Bay27/100 · Elevated
- Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square18/100 · High risk
- Chelsea-Hudson Yards23/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Midtown-Times Square safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 17/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Midtown-Times Square 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 Midtown-Times Square?
Other theft — 1,960 of 3,711 incidents (53%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Midtown-Times Square 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.