Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) safe?
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 38 out of 100 — 15 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 141st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 2,387 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 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 28% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 659 · 28% | |
| Violent crime | 391 · 16% | |
| Public order | 499 · 21% | |
| Other | 188 · 8% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 153 · 6% | |
| Vehicle crime | 230 · 10% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Is New York safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)33/100 · Elevated
- Crown Heights (North)34/100 · Elevated
- Bushwick (East)37/100 · Elevated
- Bushwick (West)34/100 · Elevated
- Ocean Hill26/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 38/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 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 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)?
Other theft — 659 of 2,387 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 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.