Safety index · Queens, New York · data through March 2026
Is Bay Terrace-Clearview safe?
Bay Terrace-Clearview shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 52 out of 100 — 19 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 12th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 94 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 37% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 35 · 37% | |
| Public order | 18 · 19% | |
| Violent crime | 9 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 9 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 7 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Bay Terrace-Clearview 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.
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Common questions
Is Bay Terrace-Clearview safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 52/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Bay Terrace-Clearview 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 Terrace-Clearview?
Other theft — 35 of 94 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Bay Terrace-Clearview 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.