Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Sunset Park is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of neighborhoods are safer and 61% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sunset Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Sunset Park is 2.223 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sunset Park generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Sunset Park may be as high as 1 in 255 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 587 in the south part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the east parts of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY: about 49 per year. The northwest part of Sunset Park has fewer cases of assault with only 4 in a typical year.

How Sunset Park's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Sunset 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 assault rate, Sunset Park is safer 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 Assault in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Sunset Park about $7,204,321 in 2025, or roughly $64 per resident. This is part of Sunset Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sunset Park, including every crime type and how Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park's crime maps on the Sunset Park overall crime page.

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Individual Sunset Park Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY	A	B+	A+	B
Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY	C+	B-	C-	B-
Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, NY	A	A-	A	A-
Bay Ridge-Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	B+
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B	B+
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	C
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	B
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY	A	A-	A	A-
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	C+	C+	C-	C+
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	C-

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sunset Park is lower 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
Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY	B+	C+	C+	C
South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C+
South Bronx, Bronx, NY	B-	C-	C-	D+
Roosevelt, Fresno, CA	C+	D+	D+	D+
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	B	C-	C-	C-
Alahambra, Phoenix, AZ	C-	D+	D+	D+
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+	B
Deer Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B+	B
Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B+	B
Cambrian Park, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Sunset Park schools on SchoolGrade

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