East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in East Brooklyn in green. The most dangerous areas in East Brooklyn 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 East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY Safe?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. East Brooklyn is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of neighborhoods are safer and 84% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to East Brooklyn's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in East Brooklyn is 0.0268 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in East Brooklyn generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in East Brooklyn may be as high as 1 in 30,386 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 45,388 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southwest parts of East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY: about 1 per year. The southeast part of East Brooklyn has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for East Brooklyn, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the northeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for East Brooklyn residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which East Brooklyn has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which East Brooklyn has 3, have the same problem. Of East Brooklyn’s 180,795 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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East Brooklyn Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 East Brooklyn residents in a standard year.

Individual East Brooklyn Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in East Brooklyn is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to East Brooklyn.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, NY	C	D-	C	B+
Ozone Park, Queens, NY	A-	B-	A-	B+
Woodhaven, Queens, NY	A-	B+	A-	B+
Howard Beach, Queens, NY	A-	B+	A-	B
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY	B	D	B	A-
Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY	B+	D+	B+	A-
Glendale, Queens, NY	A-	B+	A-	A-
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B-	A
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B+	A-
Ridgewood, Queens, NY	B+	B-	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Brooklyn is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Last Vegas, North Las Vegas, NV	C+	C	C	D
Paradise, Las Vegas, NV	D	D+	D+	B-
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA	C	D	D	D+
Camelback East, Phoenix, AZ	D+	C-	C-	C
Harlem, Manhattan, NY	B+	D+	D+	B
East San Jose, San Jose, CA	A	B-	B-	A+
Southeast Dallas, Dallas, TX	B+	B-	B-	A-
Corona, Queens, NY	A	B-	B-	A-
Southeastern Denver, Denver, CO	D+	C-	C-	B
Jackson Heights-ny, Queens, NY	B+	C+	C+	B+

Considering only the murder rate, East Brooklyn is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Brooklyn schools on SchoolGrade

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