Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Borough Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Borough Park are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY Safe from Arson?

The B grade means the rate of arson is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Borough Park is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of neighborhoods are safer and 68% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Borough Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Borough Park is 0.0770 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Borough Park generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Borough Park may be as high as 1 in 10,918 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,804 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the south parts of Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Borough Park has fewer cases of arson with only 1 in a typical year.

How Borough Park's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Borough Park to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Borough Park is less safe than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Borough Park about $331,886 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of Borough Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Borough Park, including every crime type and how Borough Park compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Borough Park's crime maps on the Borough Park overall crime page.

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Individual Borough Park Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Borough Park is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Borough Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	A
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY	A	B	A	B+
Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY	A	A-	A	B+
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	A-
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	B+
Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY	C+	B-	C-	A-
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY	A	A-	A	B+
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C+	A-	A
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B	A-
Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	B+

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Borough Park is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV	C+	C	C	C
Southeast, Houston, TX	D+	D	D	C
North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ	A-	B+	B+	C-
Camelback East, Phoenix, AZ	D+	C-	C-	C
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY	A	B	B	B+
Spring Branch, Houston, TX	C-	C	C	C
Southeast Mesa, Mesa, AZ	A	A-	A-	C
Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C+	D+	D+	C-
Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY	B+	C+	C+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 60% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Borough Park schools on SchoolGrade

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