Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Sheepshead Bay is in the 85th percentile for safety, meaning 15% of neighborhoods are safer and 85% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sheepshead Bay's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Sheepshead Bay is 0.0246 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sheepshead Bay generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sheepshead Bay may be as high as 1 in 33,743 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 49,444 in the south part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY: about 0 per year. The south part of Sheepshead Bay has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sheepshead Bay's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sheepshead Bay 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 murder rate, Sheepshead Bay 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 Murder in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sheepshead Bay about $2,854,114 in 2025, or roughly $46 per resident. This is part of Sheepshead Bay's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sheepshead Bay, including every crime type and how Sheepshead Bay compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Sheepshead Bay's crime maps on the Sheepshead Bay overall crime page.

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Individual Sheepshead Bay Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	A-
Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	B+
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B	A-	A-
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY	B-	C-	B-	A
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	A
Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B	B+
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY	A	A-	A	A
Paerdegat, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B-	A-	A+
Breezy Point, Queens, NY	C+	D	C+	B-
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-	A

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sheepshead Bay is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH	B+	A	A	A-
Gramercy, Manhattan, NY	C+	C	C	C
Greater Hilltop, Columbus, OH	D	C+	C+	C+
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	B-	B+
Greenville, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A-	C+
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, NY	A-	C	C	B
Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL	C	C-	C-	D
Lake Highlands, Dallas, TX	C	C+	C+	B
Meyerland, Houston, TX	C-	C-	C-	D-
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A	A	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sheepshead Bay schools on SchoolGrade

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