High-Priced Neighborhoods Less Safe for Property Crime, Report Says

High-Priced Neighborhoods Less Safe for Property Crime, Report Says

September 27, 2011 6:41am | By Amy Zimmer, DNAinfo News Editor

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DNAinfo.com's Crime & Safety report revealed some unexpected findings. (DNAinfo.com)

MANHATTAN — Affluent areas of Manhattan can make valuable targets for property crimes, new crime and safety data reveal.

While several of Manhattan’s highest priced neighborhoods — the Upper East Side, Midtown East (which includes Sutton Place and Turtle Bay) and Downtown (which includes TriBeCa and SoHo) — ranked within the top five safest Manhattan neighborhoods in terms of violent crimes, they didn’t fare as well in terms of safety for property crimes, according to a new report from DNAinfo.

Meanwhile, some neighborhoods that tend to have lower real estate values and were among the five least safe neighborhoods for violent crimes — West Harlem (which includes Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill) and East Harlem — were among the top five safest for property crimes, according toDNAinfo’s Crime & Safety Report. 

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