Violent crime
258 per 100,000 residents, per year
205 reported in the last 12 months
−76% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Upper East Side-Yorkville, New York
The violent crime rate in Upper East Side-Yorkville is 258 per 100,000 residents per year, 76% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 193 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
1,481 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,179 reported in the last 12 months
−47% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
1,745 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,389 reported in the last 12 months
−59% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 79,600 for Upper East Side-Yorkville. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Upper East Side-Yorkville sits in New York
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Upper East Side-Yorkville is among the lowest in the city: rank 193 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills (259), Arden Heights-Rossville (258), Bay Terrace-Clearview (213), Borough Park (190).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Upper East Side-Yorkville |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 22 |
| Aug 2025 | 14 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 |
| Oct 2025 | 17 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 16 |
| Jan 2026 | 21 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 19 |
| Apr 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| Jun 2026 | 12 |
When crime happens in Upper East Side-Yorkville
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Upper East Side-Yorkville happened between 8 am and 4 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour noon
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 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 am | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 8 am | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 9 am | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 10 am | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 11 am | 7 | 33 | 40 |
| 12 pm | 18 | 42 | 60 |
| 1 pm | 9 | 36 | 45 |
| 2 pm | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 3 pm | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 pm | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 5 pm | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 6 pm | 11 | 30 | 41 |
| 7 pm | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| 8 pm | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 9 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 10 pm | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 am | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 am | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 am | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 am | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 am | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Total with a known time | 181 | 407 | 588 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 205 | 258 | −76% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,081 | 1,358 | −39% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 69 | 87 | −79% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 29 | 36 | −78% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 3.8 | −96% |
| Drug offensesOther | 2 | 2.5 | −99% |
Source and dates
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- 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
- 79,600 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate