Safety index · Bronx, New York · data through June 2026
Is Mount Eden-Claremont (West) safe?
Mount Eden-Claremont (West) records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 21 out of 100 — 32 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 192nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 5,234 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 Mount Eden-Claremont (West) against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (22% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 1,132 · 22% | |
| Public order | 1,040 · 20% | |
| Other theft | 1,083 · 21% | |
| Vehicle crime | 576 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 284 · 5% | |
| Sexual offences | 168 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Is New York safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Mount Eden-Claremont (West) at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Claremont Village-Claremont (East)28/100 · Elevated
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- Mount Hope19/100 · High risk
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Common questions
Is Mount Eden-Claremont (West) safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 21/100). About 51% of severity-weighted incidents in Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 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 Mount Eden-Claremont (West)?
Violent crime — 1,132 of 5,234 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Mount Eden-Claremont (West) 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.