Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through June 2026
Is Murray Hill-Kips Bay safe?
Murray Hill-Kips Bay records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — 17 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 150th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 2,733 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 Murray Hill-Kips Bay 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 46% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,253 · 46% | |
| Violent crime | 396 · 14% | |
| Public order | 519 · 19% | |
| Sexual offences | 85 · 3% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 120 · 4% | |
| Other | 104 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Murray Hill-Kips Bay 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
- Gramercy25/100 · Elevated
- Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square19/100 · High risk
- Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village43/100 · Elevated
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay38/100 · Elevated
- Midtown-Times Square17/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Murray Hill-Kips Bay safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Murray Hill-Kips Bay 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 Murray Hill-Kips Bay?
Other theft — 1,253 of 2,733 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Murray Hill-Kips Bay 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.