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Safety index · Bronx, New York · data through March 2026

Is Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island safe?

Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 46 out of 100 — 13 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 26th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 174 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

46/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island — higher is safer. 26th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 32% 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 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Bruckner Expy neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
174 incidents reported within 1 km of the Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island center · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Public order
56 · 32%
Violent crime
22 · 13%
Other theft
46 · 26%
Vehicle crime
26 · 15%
Other
11 · 6%
Criminal damage & arson
8 · 5%

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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Common questions

Is Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 46/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 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 Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island?

Public order — 56 of 174 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Pelham Bay-Country Club-City Island 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.