Is New York safe?
United States scores 2.8 out of 10 on the national peace and safety index, which is low.
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Two of these numbers describe United States as a whole, and two are measured around New York itself. A national index says nothing about which street to avoid at 2am. For that you need people who live there, not a dataset.
- Peace and safety index
- 2.8 / 10
country-level index
- Women's safety index
- 6.5 / 10
country-level index
- LGBT+ legal protection
- 7.0 / 10
country-level index
- Earthquakes, magnitude 5+
- 0 in 50 years within 200 km
measured around this city
- Tropical storms
- 28 since 1980 within 200 km
measured around this city
- Air quality, annual mean PM2.5
- 14 µg/m³
measured around this city
Country-level safety indicator, rescaled to 0-10. It reflects conflict, crime and political stability nationally, not the street you would live on.
Women's Danger Index, country level. Useful as a national signal, not as neighbourhood guidance.
Country-level LGBT+ rights indicator: what the law says, not how a given district feels.
Historical seismic activity measured around this city's coordinates.
Historical storm tracks measured around this city's coordinates.
The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³. Modelled, not a station reading.
