Brooklyn, NY Theft Rates and Theft Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. Brooklyn is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brooklyn's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Brooklyn is 13.29 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brooklyn generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Brooklyn may be as high as 1 in 37 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 106 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the north parts of Brooklyn, NY: about 7,001 per year. The southeast part of Brooklyn has fewer cases of theft with only 1,256 in a typical year.

How Brooklyn's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Brooklyn 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 is as safe as the New York state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Theft in Brooklyn, NY

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Brooklyn about $199,324,341 in 2025, or roughly $69 per resident. This is part of Brooklyn's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brooklyn, including every crime type and how Brooklyn compares to other cities.

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's crime maps on the Brooklyn overall crime page.

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Individual Brooklyn Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Theft in City with Similar Populations

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

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

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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