Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Brooklyn Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Brooklyn Heights 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 Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY Safe from Theft?

The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Brooklyn Heights is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of neighborhoods are safer and 28% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brooklyn Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Brooklyn Heights is 20.37 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brooklyn Heights generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Brooklyn Heights may be as high as 1 in 24 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 114 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY: about 100 per year. The northwest part of Brooklyn Heights has fewer cases of theft with only 3 in a typical year.

How Brooklyn Heights's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Brooklyn Heights 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 theft rate, Brooklyn Heights is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Brooklyn Heights about $2,117,842 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of Brooklyn Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brooklyn Heights, including every crime type and how Brooklyn Heights compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft 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 Brooklyn Heights's crime maps on the Brooklyn Heights overall crime page.

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Individual Brooklyn Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY	C	C-	C-	D
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY	C-	C+	D	D-
Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	D-	D	F	F
Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY	C	C+	C-	D
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY	D	D+	D-	F
Financial District, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	D+	D
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	C+	C+	C-	D
Chinatown, Manhattan, NY	C	D-	C	D+
Lower East Side, Manhattan, NY	B	C-	B	C+
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	C

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brooklyn Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Park Hill, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-	D+
Cully, Portland, OR	D-	C	C	D+
SouthWest Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C+	C+	B
Del Rio, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
South Southwest, San Antonio, TX	C-	C	C	D+
Maplewood, Rochester, NY	C-	D-	D-	D
Sandy Beach, Fall River, MA	B+	C+	C+	B+
Fair Haven, New Haven, CT	B	B+	B+	B-
Rockaway Park, Queens, NY	B+	C+	C+	B-
Franklin Park, Toledo, OH	C+	B-	B-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Brooklyn Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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