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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$980.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Brooklyn, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $932 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn, NY Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Brooklyn's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Brooklyn sits in the 44th percentile, ahead of 44% of cities and behind 56%. The grade covers only Brooklyn's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Brooklyn is 26.15 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 48 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Brooklyn, NY report the most crime, about 13,260 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2,377 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brooklyn, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brooklyn for 2025 is $980,848,917, about $339 per resident and $932 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brooklyn Compared to Other Cities?

Brooklyn, NY:	$339
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brooklyn is $339 per year, which is $126 less than the national average and $4 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Brooklyn:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $385 more than in Brooklyn.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $216 less than in Brooklyn

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Brooklyn	Cost per Brooklyn Resident
Murder	$140.8 million	$49
Rape/Sexual Assault	$56.3 million	$19
Robbery	$99.6 million	$34
Assault	$243.9 million	$84
Kidnapping	$7.33 million	$3
Vehicle Theft	$90.7 million	$31
Burglary	$27.1 million	$9
Theft	$199.3 million	$69
Arson	$4.41 million	$2
Vandalism	$89.1 million	$31
Animal Cruelty	$2.32 million	$1
Drug Crimes	$12.3 million	$4
Identity Theft	$7.58 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$980,848,917	$339

The Intangible Cost of Crime in 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 Brooklyn totals $1,325,305,956 ($458 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,306,154,873 ($796 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 north part of the city 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 Brooklyn has 244, do the same, and of Brooklyn's 2,896,416 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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Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.932
Robbery	1.094
Rape	0.3208
Murder	0.0259
Total Violent Crime	4.372 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.29
Vehicle Theft	2.022
Burglary	1.031
Arson	0.0630
Total Property Crime	16.40 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0417
Drug Crimes	0.5759
Vandalism	4.307
Identity Theft	0.3381
Animal Cruelty	0.1082
Total "Other" Rate	5.371 (B+)

Individual Brooklyn Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Brooklyn is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Brooklyn.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New York, NY	B-	C	C-
Jersey City, NJ	C+	B-	C+
Hoboken, NJ	C	B	C
Queens, NY	C+	C-	C
Bayonne, NJ	B-	B-	C
Manhattan, NY	C-	D	D+
Weehawken, NJ	C-	B+	C-
Union City, NJ	C+	C	B-
West New York, NJ	C+	C+	B
Guttenberg, NJ	C+	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
San Francisco, CA	D	D	D
San Mateo, CA	C	D+	D+
Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D+
Santa Barbara, CA	D+	D-	D-
San Angelo, TX	D-	D	D
San Pedro, CA	C	D+	D+
Santa Maria, CA	C-	D-	D-
San Ramon, CA	B	B	B
Scottsdale, AZ	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Brooklyn is as safe as 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 Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Brooklyn schools on SchoolGrade

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