Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$3.14 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $370 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ditmas Park with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Ditmas Park against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. Ditmas Park sits in the 71st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 71% of neighborhoods and behind 29%. The grade covers only Ditmas Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Ditmas Park is 3.165 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 195 in the north areas to 1 in 394 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY report the most violent crime, about 18 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ditmas Park is projected at $3,140,539 for 2025, about $140 per resident and $370 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Ditmas Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY:	$140
Group 14621, Rochester, NY:	$529
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY:	$128
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $140 per resident each year in Ditmas Park, which is $119 less than the national average and $59 less than Brooklyn's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Ditmas Park:

In Group 14621, Rochester, NY, crime costs $529 per person, which is $390 more than in Ditmas Park.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, crime costs $128 per person, which is $11 less than in Ditmas Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Ditmas Park, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Ditmas Park	Cost per Ditmas Park Resident
Murder	$833,595	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$432,101	$19
Robbery	$531,110	$24
Assault	$1.34 million	$60
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,140,539	$140

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Ditmas Park totals $8,256,774 ($367 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,397,314 ($506 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the south part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Ditmas Park Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Ditmas Park residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.079
Robbery	0.7501
Rape	0.3166
Murder	0.0197
Total Violent Crime	3.165 (B+)

Individual Ditmas Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Ditmas Park is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Ditmas Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	B	C	B
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C+	A-
Mapleton-Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	A-
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY	A	B+	A+
East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY	A-	C	A-
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY	B+	C	B
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B
Greenwood, Brooklyn, NY	C+	B-	C-
Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY	A	B	A
Paerdegat, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Ditmas Park is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
19th Ward, Rochester, NY	B-	D-	D-
Kensington, Philadelphia, PA	C	C	C
Ukrainian Village, Chicago, IL	C-	B-	B-
Central Arlington, Arlington, TX	D	D	D
West Central, Pasadena, CA	C-	D+	D+
Weston Ranch, Stockton, CA	A-	D	D
Bay Terraces, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+
Bassett, West Puente Valley, CA	B	C+	C+
Beach Haven, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA	B+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Ditmas Park is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

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