Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Boerum Hill in green. The most dangerous areas in Boerum Hill 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 Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY Safe from Assault?

The D+ grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US neighborhood. Boerum Hill is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of neighborhoods are safer and 25% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Boerum Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Boerum Hill is 4.848 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Boerum Hill generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Boerum Hill may be as high as 1 in 125 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 262 in the south part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the east parts of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY: about 23 per year. The south part of Boerum Hill has fewer cases of assault with only 6 in a typical year.

How Boerum Hill's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Boerum Hill 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 assault rate, Boerum Hill is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Boerum Hill about $4,038,973 in 2025, or roughly $139 per resident. This is part of Boerum Hill's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Boerum Hill, including every crime type and how Boerum Hill compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 Boerum Hill's crime maps on the Boerum Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Boerum Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Boerum Hill is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Boerum Hill.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	D-	D	F	D
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY	C-	C+	D	C+
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	C+	C+	C-	C+
Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY	C	C+	C-	C+
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	C	B-
Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B-	C
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY	C	C-	C-	D+
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B	B+
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	C
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY	B	C+	B	C+

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Boerum Hill is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, TX	A-	B+	B+	B+
Highland, St. Paul, MN	C	B-	B-	B-
Eastchester, Bronx, NY	C+	C+	C+	C+
Northwest Austin, Austin, TX	D+	B+	B+	B+
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD	C-	D+	D+	C
Parkside, San Francisco, CA	C	C-	C-	C
South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	B+	B+	B+	B+
Cooper Mountain-Aloha North, Aloha, OR	C	B+	B+	B+
Cal Young, Eugene, OR	D	A-	A-	A-
Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA	B-	B+	B+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Boerum Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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