Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through June 2026
Is Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island safe?
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 48 out of 100 — 5 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 111th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,937 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 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 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 55% 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
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,066 · 55% | |
| Public order | 362 · 19% | |
| Violent crime | 171 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 78 · 4% | |
| Sexual offences | 52 · 3% | |
| Vehicle crime | 75 · 4% |
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 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 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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- Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill47/100 · Elevated
- Upper East Side-Yorkville43/100 · Elevated
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay38/100 · Elevated
- Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills44/100 · Elevated
- Midtown-Times Square17/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 48/100). About 37% of severity-weighted incidents in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt 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 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island?
Other theft — 1,066 of 1,937 incidents (55%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt 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. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.