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

Is Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill safe?

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 121st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 990 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

30/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill — higher is safer. 121st of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 65% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Park Ave neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
990 incidents reported within 1 km of the Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Other theft
646 · 65%
Public order
139 · 14%
Violent crime
61 · 6%
Sexual offences
23 · 2%
Criminal damage & arson
28 · 3%
Burglary
25 · 3%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.

Walking in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill at night?

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Common questions

Is Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 35% of severity-weighted incidents in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 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 Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill?

Other theft — 646 of 990 incidents (65%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill 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.