Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Hell's Kitchen, New York

The violent crime rate in Hell's Kitchen is 1,831 per 100,000 residents per year, 70% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 28 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,831 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,032 reported in the last 12 months

+70% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

4,834 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,725 reported in the last 12 months

+73% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

7,667 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,322 reported in the last 12 months

+82% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 56,375 for Hell's Kitchen. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Hell's Kitchen sits in New York

rank 28 of 197

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Hell's Kitchen is among the highest in the city: rank 28 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: East New York-New Lots (1,876), University Heights (South)-Morris Heights (1,867), Coney Island-Sea Gate (1,804), Harlem (North) (1,784).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

When crime happens in Hell's Kitchen

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Hell's Kitchen happened between 4 pm and 2 am. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 5 pm

Property crime busiest hour 8 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 Hell's Kitchen by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	8	10	18
7 am	4	11	15
8 am	5	24	29
9 am	8	18	26
10 am	8	13	21
11 am	2	18	20
12 pm	5	28	33
1 pm	6	15	21
2 pm	7	25	32
3 pm	6	29	35
4 pm	10	30	40
5 pm	12	36	48
6 pm	5	31	36
7 pm	11	27	38
8 pm	9	30	39
9 pm	12	24	36
10 pm	17	21	38
11 pm	12	32	44
12 am	11	20	31
1 am	21	21	42
2 am	17	20	37
3 am	20	20	40
4 am	20	16	36
5 am	4	9	13
Total with a known time	240	528	768

Property crime in Hell's Kitchen by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	5	19	24
7 am	5	22	27
8 am	6	30	36
9 am	12	30	42
10 am	16	46	62
11 am	12	50	62
12 pm	15	39	54
1 pm	11	35	46
2 pm	20	32	52
3 pm	18	43	61
4 pm	20	48	68
5 pm	22	33	55
6 pm	17	49	66
7 pm	18	43	61
8 pm	18	53	71
9 pm	17	50	67
10 pm	29	31	60
11 pm	20	40	60
12 am	15	30	45
1 am	24	18	42
2 am	21	25	46
3 am	18	16	34
4 am	12	15	27
5 am	4	17	21
Total with a known time	375	814	1,189

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	1,028	1,824	+70%
HomicideViolent	4	7.1	+111%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	2,414	4,282	+92%
Property damage and arsonProperty	287	509	+24%
Vehicle theftProperty	24	43	−74%
Drug offensesOther	402	713	+226%
Weapons offensesOther	163	289	+171%

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: 56,375 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate

Month	Violent crimes in Hell's Kitchen
Jul 2025	91
Aug 2025	94
Sep 2025	89
Oct 2025	89
Nov 2025	82
Dec 2025	86
Jan 2026	86
Feb 2026	65
Mar 2026	97
Apr 2026	79
May 2026	89
Jun 2026	85