Violent crime
401 per 100,000 residents, per year
237 reported in the last 12 months
−63% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, New York
The violent crime rate in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill is 401 per 100,000 residents per year, 63% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 170 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
3,933 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,325 reported in the last 12 months
+40% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
4,377 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,587 reported in the last 12 months
+4% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 59,109 for Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill sits in New York
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Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill is among the lowest in the city: rank 170 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Kensington (415), New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis (414), Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park (398), Dyker Heights (397).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 23 |
| Aug 2025 | 23 |
| Sep 2025 | 22 |
| Oct 2025 | 28 |
| Nov 2025 | 17 |
| Dec 2025 | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 20 |
| Mar 2026 | 27 |
| Apr 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| Jun 2026 | 18 |
When crime happens in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill happened between 11 am and 6 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 4 pm
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
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
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 am | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 8 am | 13 | 36 | 49 |
| 9 am | 14 | 45 | 59 |
| 10 am | 22 | 67 | 89 |
| 11 am | 31 | 78 | 109 |
| 12 pm | 23 | 67 | 90 |
| 1 pm | 31 | 63 | 94 |
| 2 pm | 30 | 66 | 96 |
| 3 pm | 30 | 76 | 106 |
| 4 pm | 29 | 93 | 122 |
| 5 pm | 32 | 72 | 104 |
| 6 pm | 22 | 46 | 68 |
| 7 pm | 23 | 51 | 74 |
| 8 pm | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 9 pm | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 10 pm | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 11 pm | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 am | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 1 am | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 am | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 am | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 am | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Total with a known time | 366 | 887 | 1,253 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 236 | 399 | −63% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 1.7 | −50% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 2,183 | 3,693 | +66% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 126 | 213 | −48% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 16 | 27 | −84% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 14 | 24 | −78% |
| Drug offensesOther | 11 | 19 | −91% |
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
- 59,109 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate