Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Harlem (North), New York

The violent crime rate in Harlem (North) is 1,784 per 100,000 residents per year, 65% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 30 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,784 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,408 reported in the last 12 months

+65% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

3,170 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,502 reported in the last 12 months

+13% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

5,532 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,366 reported in the last 12 months

+32% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 78,919 for Harlem (North). Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Harlem (North) sits in New York

rank 30 of 197

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Harlem (North) is among the highest in the city: rank 30 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Hell's Kitchen (1,831), Coney Island-Sea Gate (1,804), Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville (1,773), Port Richmond (1,728).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Harlem (North) by month
Month	Violent crimes in Harlem (North)
Jul 2025	124
Aug 2025	117
Sep 2025	128
Oct 2025	125
Nov 2025	109
Dec 2025	103
Jan 2026	92
Feb 2026	107
Mar 2026	137
Apr 2026	122
May 2026	121
Jun 2026	123

When crime happens in Harlem (North)

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Harlem (North) happened between 1 pm and 11 pm. Friday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 9 pm

Property crime busiest hour 3 pm

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 Harlem (North) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	8	16	24
7 am	2	16	18
8 am	18	27	45
9 am	10	21	31
10 am	15	22	37
11 am	12	21	33
12 pm	16	31	47
1 pm	18	31	49
2 pm	13	40	53
3 pm	19	39	58
4 pm	17	32	49
5 pm	23	30	53
6 pm	13	39	52
7 pm	14	42	56
8 pm	17	32	49
9 pm	17	44	61
10 pm	14	43	57
11 pm	21	24	45
12 am	21	30	51
1 am	22	31	53
2 am	13	29	42
3 am	12	15	27
4 am	10	13	23
5 am	9	15	24
Total with a known time	354	683	1,037

Property crime in Harlem (North) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	10	9	19
7 am	11	28	39
8 am	14	29	43
9 am	19	37	56
10 am	13	68	81
11 am	16	52	68
12 pm	26	59	85
1 pm	16	56	72
2 pm	35	45	80
3 pm	21	69	90
4 pm	26	58	84
5 pm	19	62	81
6 pm	18	42	60
7 pm	28	55	83
8 pm	20	51	71
9 pm	12	33	45
10 pm	17	32	49
11 pm	18	33	51
12 am	8	27	35
1 am	9	21	30
2 am	7	12	19
3 am	12	20	32
4 am	8	18	26
5 am	6	14	20
Total with a known time	389	930	1,319

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	1,400	1,774	+65%
HomicideViolent	8	10	+202%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,910	2,420	+9%
Property damage and arsonProperty	520	659	+60%
Vehicle theftProperty	72	91	−45%
Drug offensesOther	268	340	+55%
Weapons offensesOther	188	238	+123%

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: 78,919 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate