Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY Theft Rates and Theft Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Brownsville is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of neighborhoods are safer and 62% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brownsville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Brownsville is 12.11 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brownsville generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Brownsville may be as high as 1 in 65 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 136 in the west part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northeast parts of Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: about 370 per year. The southeast part of Brownsville has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Brownsville's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Brownsville 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, Brownsville 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 Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Brownsville about $7,919,375 in 2025, or roughly $63 per resident. This is part of Brownsville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brownsville, including every crime type and how Brownsville 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 Brownsville's crime maps on the Brownsville overall crime page.

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Individual Brownsville Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C	A-	B
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY	B	D	B	C+
Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, NY	C	D-	C	D+
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B+	C+
Paerdegat, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B-	A-	B
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B+	C	B	C+
East Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY	B	C-	B	C+
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY	B	D+	B	C+
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C+	A-	B
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B	C+

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brownsville is similar 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
South Side, Corpus Christi, TX	C+	C+	C+	C
Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	C	C
Southeast Dallas, Dallas, TX	B+	B-	B-	A
North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ	A-	B+	B+	B+
Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B-	B-	C+
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY	B	C+	C+	C
Flushing, Queens, NY	A-	B+	B+	B-
West San Jose, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-	A
Sugarland, Houston, TX	C-	D+	D+	C-
Paradise Valley, Phoenix, AZ	B+	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Brownsville schools on SchoolGrade

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