The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Columbia Street Waterfront District

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Columbia Street Waterfront District. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

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C-
Other Crime Grade
B

$3.32 million

Cost of Crime™ for Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $948 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Columbia Street Waterfront District 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Columbia Street Waterfront District's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Columbia Street Waterfront District sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of neighborhoods and behind 54%. The grade covers only Columbia Street Waterfront District's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Columbia Street Waterfront District is 38.61 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the northeast areas to 1 in 42 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY report the most crime, about 136 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Columbia Street Waterfront District for 2025 is $3,324,148, about $412 per resident and $948 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Columbia Street Waterfront District Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY: $412
Theater District, Manhattan, N: $793
Arden Heights, Staten Island, : $238
New York: $335
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Columbia Street Waterfront District is $412 per year, which is $52 less than the national average and $77 more than Brooklyn's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Columbia Street Waterfront District:
  • In Theater District, Manhattan, N, crime costs $793 per person, which is $382 more than in Columbia Street Waterfront District.
  • In Arden Heights, Staten Island, , crime costs $238 per person, which is $174 less than in Columbia Street Waterfront District

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Columbia Street Waterfront District for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Columbia Street Waterfront District
Cost per Columbia Street Waterfront District Resident
Murder
$419,670
$52
Rape/Sexual Assault
$160,135
$20
Robbery
$285,189
$35
Assault
$693,262
$86
Kidnapping
$20,545
$3
Vehicle Theft
$229,315
$28
Burglary
$125,517
$16
Theft
$1.01 million
$125
Arson
$12,672
$2
Vandalism
$291,932
$36
Animal Cruelty
$5,376
$1
Drug Crimes
$37,641
$5
Identity Theft
$32,835
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$3,324,148
$412

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Columbia Street Waterfront District, 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District totals $3,896,430 ($483 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,220,578 ($895 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 central 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District has 3, do the same, and of Columbia Street Waterfront District's 8,069 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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Columbia Street Waterfront District 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.992
Robbery
1.124
Rape
0.3273
Murder
0.0277
Total Violent Crime
4.470 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
24.17
Vehicle Theft
1.835
Burglary
1.715
Arson
0.0650
Total Property Crime
27.79 (C-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0420
Drug Crimes
0.6307
Vandalism
5.064
Identity Theft
0.5257
Animal Cruelty
0.0901
Total "Other" Rate
6.353 (B)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Columbia Street Waterfront District is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Columbia Street Waterfront District.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
C+
D
C+
C+
C-
B
C
B
B-
B-
C
D
D+
D-
D-
D
F
C
C-
C-
C
C-
D+
B+
B+
B
B
C
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Columbia Street Waterfront District 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
A-
B+
B+
A
A+
A+
A-
B
B
A-
A
A
B+
B-
B-
F
F
F
A
A+
A+
C+
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Columbia Street Waterfront District 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Columbia Street Waterfront District schools on SchoolGrade

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