Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Washington Heights (South), New York

The violent crime rate in Washington Heights (South) is 1,151 per 100,000 residents per year, 7% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 73 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,151 per 100,000 residents, per year

785 reported in the last 12 months

+7% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,687 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,833 reported in the last 12 months

−4% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

4,627 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,157 reported in the last 12 months

+10% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 68,226 for Washington Heights (South). Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Washington Heights (South) sits in New York

rank 73 of 197

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Washington Heights (South) is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 73 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Crown Heights (South) (1,194), Fort Greene (1,170), South Ozone Park (1,139), Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill (1,135).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Washington Heights (South) by month
Month	Violent crimes in Washington Heights (South)
Jul 2025	89
Aug 2025	64
Sep 2025	72
Oct 2025	53
Nov 2025	36
Dec 2025	49
Jan 2026	66
Feb 2026	61
Mar 2026	55
Apr 2026	73
May 2026	94
Jun 2026	73

When crime happens in Washington Heights (South)

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Washington Heights (South) happened between 4 pm and 1 am. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 8 pm

Property crime busiest hour 2 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 Washington Heights (South) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	8	10
7 am	11	14	25
8 am	4	11	15
9 am	8	13	21
10 am	5	17	22
11 am	1	13	14
12 pm	10	10	20
1 pm	5	12	17
2 pm	1	14	15
3 pm	7	16	23
4 pm	12	18	30
5 pm	16	21	37
6 pm	7	31	38
7 pm	10	22	32
8 pm	15	30	45
9 pm	4	27	31
10 pm	8	17	25
11 pm	6	22	28
12 am	11	19	30
1 am	11	16	27
2 am	12	13	25
3 am	10	8	18
4 am	10	4	14
5 am	7	10	17
Total with a known time	193	386	579

Property crime in Washington Heights (South) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	3	23	26
7 am	4	15	19
8 am	5	15	20
9 am	11	17	28
10 am	13	37	50
11 am	19	24	43
12 pm	18	47	65
1 pm	9	37	46
2 pm	21	57	78
3 pm	18	46	64
4 pm	16	37	53
5 pm	17	47	64
6 pm	20	39	59
7 pm	12	42	54
8 pm	12	33	45
9 pm	11	32	43
10 pm	14	14	28
11 pm	10	27	37
12 am	5	16	21
1 am	10	9	19
2 am	6	14	20
3 am	5	16	21
4 am	11	14	25
5 am	5	8	13
Total with a known time	275	666	941

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	785	1,151	+7%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,414	2,073	−7%
Property damage and arsonProperty	309	453	+10%
Vehicle theftProperty	110	161	−2%
Drug offensesOther	441	646	+195%
Weapons offensesOther	98	144	+34%

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: 68,226 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate