The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$16.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,152 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Boerum Hill with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Boerum Hill's combined rate is higher than the norm. Boerum Hill sits in the 21st percentile, ahead of 21% of neighborhoods and behind 79%. The grade covers only Boerum Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Boerum Hill is 57.79 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 10 in the east areas to 1 in 37 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY report the most crime, about 373 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 54 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Boerum Hill for 2025 is $15,980,187, about $551 per resident and $1,152 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 9.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Boerum Hill Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY:	$551
Theater District, Manhattan, N:	$793
Arden Heights, Staten Island, :	$238
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Boerum Hill is $551 per year, which is $87 more than the national average and $216 more than Brooklyn's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Boerum Hill:

In Theater District, Manhattan, N, crime costs $793 per person, which is $243 more than in Boerum Hill.
In Arden Heights, Staten Island, , crime costs $238 per person, which is $313 less than in Boerum Hill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Boerum Hill for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Boerum Hill	Cost per Boerum Hill Resident
Murder	$1.09 million	$38
Rape/Sexual Assault	$538,594	$19
Robbery	$1.43 million	$49
Assault	$4.04 million	$139
Kidnapping	$72,845	$3
Vehicle Theft	$849,630	$29
Burglary	$330,606	$11
Theft	$6.19 million	$213
Arson	$43,417	$1
Vandalism	$1.01 million	$35
Animal Cruelty	$24,407	$1
Drug Crimes	$132,008	$5
Identity Theft	$220,165	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$15,980,187	$551

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Boerum Hill totals $11,736,395 ($405 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $27,716,582 ($955 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Boerum Hill has 9, do the same, and of Boerum Hill's 29,010 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Boerum Hill Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.848
Robbery	1.572
Rape	0.3062
Murder	0.0201
Total Violent Crime	6.746 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	41.22
Vehicle Theft	1.891
Burglary	1.256
Arson	0.0620
Total Property Crime	44.43 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0414
Drug Crimes	0.6152
Vandalism	4.869
Identity Theft	0.9805
Animal Cruelty	0.1137
Total "Other" Rate	6.620 (B)

Individual Boerum Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime 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
Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	D-	D	F
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY	C-	C+	D
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	C+	C+	C-
Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY	C	C+	C-
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	C
Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B-
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY	C	C-	C-
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NY	B	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Boerum Hill is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, TX	A-	B+	B+
Highland, St. Paul, MN	C	B-	B-
Eastchester, Bronx, NY	C+	C+	C+
Northwest Austin, Austin, TX	D+	B+	B+
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD	C-	D+	D+
Parkside, San Francisco, CA	C	C-	C-
South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	B+	B+	B+
Cooper Mountain-Aloha North, Aloha, OR	C	B+	B+
Cal Young, Eugene, OR	D	A-	A-
Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Boerum Hill is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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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