Violent crime
535 per 100,000 residents, per year
358 reported in the last 12 months
−50% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square, New York
The violent crime rate in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square is 535 per 100,000 residents per year, 50% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 149 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
3,120 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,089 reported in the last 12 months
+11% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
3,874 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,594 reported in the last 12 months
−8% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 66,957 for Upper West Side-Lincoln Square. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Upper West Side-Lincoln Square sits in New York
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Upper West Side-Lincoln Square is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 149 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Madison (542), Astoria (Central) (536), Prospect Heights (521), Maspeth (520).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 27 |
| Aug 2025 | 34 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 |
| Oct 2025 | 38 |
| Nov 2025 | 29 |
| Dec 2025 | 34 |
| Jan 2026 | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 23 |
| Mar 2026 | 27 |
| Apr 2026 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 31 |
| Jun 2026 | 42 |
When crime happens in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square happened between noon and 7 pm. Friday and Saturday had the most.
Property crime busiest hour 5 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 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 am | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 8 am | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 9 am | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 10 am | 21 | 40 | 61 |
| 11 am | 17 | 46 | 63 |
| 12 pm | 20 | 47 | 67 |
| 1 pm | 23 | 44 | 67 |
| 2 pm | 21 | 45 | 66 |
| 3 pm | 24 | 55 | 79 |
| 4 pm | 28 | 51 | 79 |
| 5 pm | 32 | 64 | 96 |
| 6 pm | 29 | 51 | 80 |
| 7 pm | 21 | 44 | 65 |
| 8 pm | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| 9 pm | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 10 pm | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 11 pm | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 12 am | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 1 am | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 am | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 am | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 am | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Total with a known time | 338 | 661 | 999 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 358 | 535 | −50% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,916 | 2,862 | +29% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 143 | 214 | −48% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 30 | 45 | −73% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 75 | 112 | +5% |
| Drug offensesOther | 72 | 108 | −51% |
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
- 66,957 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate