Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Bay Ridge safe?
Bay Ridge shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 60 out of 100 — 7 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 71st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,017 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
DATA THROUGH JUNE 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to New York — a typical New York neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Bay Ridge against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (15% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 149 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 283 · 28% | |
| Vehicle crime | 176 · 17% | |
| Public order | 173 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 76 · 7% | |
| Other | 82 · 8% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Bay Ridge at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Dyker Heights70/100 · Moderate
- Sunset Park (Central)41/100 · Elevated
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)51/100 · Moderate
- Bath Beach59/100 · Moderate
- Sunset Park (West)57/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Bay Ridge safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 60/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Bay Ridge are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Bay Ridge?
Violent crime — 149 of 1,017 incidents (15%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Bay Ridge safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the NYPD by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.