Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Brownsville in green. The most dangerous areas in Brownsville 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 Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY Safe from Arson?

The A- grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US neighborhood. Brownsville is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of neighborhoods are safer and 80% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brownsville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Brownsville is 0.0604 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brownsville generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Brownsville may be as high as 1 in 15,120 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,622 in the west part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northeast parts of Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: about 2 per year. The southeast part of Brownsville has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Brownsville's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Brownsville 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, Brownsville is as safe as 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 Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Brownsville about $184,046 in 2025, or roughly $1 per resident. This is part of Brownsville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brownsville, including every crime type and how Brownsville 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 Brownsville's crime maps on the Brownsville overall crime page.

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Individual Brownsville Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C	A-	A-
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY	B	D	B	A-
Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, NY	C	D-	C	B+
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B+	A
Paerdegat, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B-	A-	A-
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B+	C	B	A-
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	B	C-	B	A-
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY	B	D+	B	A-
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C+	A-	A
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	A-

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brownsville 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
South Side, Corpus Christi, TX	C+	C+	C+	A
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	C	A
Southeast Dallas, Dallas, TX	B+	B-	B-	B-
North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ	A-	B+	B+	C-
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B-	A
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY	B	C+	C+	A-
Flushing, Queens, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
West San Jose, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-	D
Sugarland, Houston, TX	C-	D+	D+	C
Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Brownsville schools on SchoolGrade

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