Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in East Harlem (South), New York

The violent crime rate in East Harlem (South) is 1,589 per 100,000 residents per year, 47% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 40 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,589 per 100,000 residents, per year

900 reported in the last 12 months

+47% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

3,124 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,770 reported in the last 12 months

+12% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

5,128 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,905 reported in the last 12 months

+22% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 56,650 for East Harlem (South). Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where East Harlem (South) sits in New York

rank 40 of 197

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East Harlem (South) is among the highest in the city: rank 40 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Claremont Village-Claremont (East) (1,634), Bedford Park (1,605), Norwood (1,574), Wakefield-Woodlawn (1,571).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in East Harlem (South) by month
Month	Violent crimes in East Harlem (South)
Jul 2025	72
Aug 2025	75
Sep 2025	91
Oct 2025	72
Nov 2025	77
Dec 2025	60
Jan 2026	61
Feb 2026	65
Mar 2026	85
Apr 2026	73
May 2026	76
Jun 2026	93

When crime happens in East Harlem (South)

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in East Harlem (South) happened between 2 pm and 11 pm. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 8 pm

Property crime busiest hour noon

Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by New York City Police Department.

See the numbers by hour

Violent crime in East Harlem (South) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	3	7	10
7 am	5	13	18
8 am	6	21	27
9 am	6	7	13
10 am	2	21	23
11 am	5	25	30
12 pm	8	21	29
1 pm	12	20	32
2 pm	9	26	35
3 pm	10	35	45
4 pm	10	28	38
5 pm	10	24	34
6 pm	10	25	35
7 pm	10	17	27
8 pm	16	30	46
9 pm	15	30	45
10 pm	10	23	33
11 pm	11	14	25
12 am	12	22	34
1 am	5	14	19
2 am	8	16	24
3 am	7	12	19
4 am	5	6	11
5 am	4	8	12
Total with a known time	199	465	664

Property crime in East Harlem (South) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	9	11
7 am	5	24	29
8 am	8	19	27
9 am	12	18	30
10 am	15	29	44
11 am	14	30	44
12 pm	20	35	55
1 pm	9	33	42
2 pm	18	34	52
3 pm	20	25	45
4 pm	9	46	55
5 pm	15	35	50
6 pm	15	39	54
7 pm	11	24	35
8 pm	9	36	45
9 pm	13	34	47
10 pm	9	23	32
11 pm	9	23	32
12 am	5	12	17
1 am	4	14	18
2 am	8	17	25
3 am	6	14	20
4 am	5	9	14
5 am	5	13	18
Total with a known time	246	595	841

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	899	1,587	+48%
HomicideViolent	1	1.8	−47%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,377	2,431	+9%
Property damage and arsonProperty	334	590	+43%
Vehicle theftProperty	59	104	−37%
Drug offensesOther	133	235	+7%
Weapons offensesOther	102	180	+69%

Source and dates

qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243

Source: New York City Police Department, via NYC OpenData (dataset qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243), aggregated by neighborhood
Window: July 2025 to June 2026 (12 months)
Population: 56,650 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate