Is it okay to walk in Times Plaza, New York City?

Crime reported to the police, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

High for New York City

Reported crime around the center of Times Plaza is higher than in 89% of areas in New York City, taking into account how many people are usually around. 1,856 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Times Plaza.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of New York City
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	High	higher than in 86% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Low	lower than in 53% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Very high	higher than in 98% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 86% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): High, higher than in 90% of areas.

Most reports here are from 3pm–4pm.

What gets reported here

Shoplifting: 576 (31%)
Simple assault: 385 (21%)
Theft: 197 (11%)
Drug offense: 153 (8%)
Vandalism: 113 (6%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Times Plaza

The areas right next to it range from low to high.

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within New York City. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.