Safety index · Queens, New York · data through March 2026
Is Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel safe?
Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 55 out of 100 — 22 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 3rd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 67 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 — public order alone is 31% 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 11% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 21 · 31% | |
| Other theft | 25 · 37% | |
| Violent crime | 7 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 · 6% | |
| Weapons possession | 3 · 4% | |
| Vehicle crime | 4 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel at night?
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Common questions
Is Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 55/100). About 26% of severity-weighted incidents in Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 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 Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel?
Public order — 21 of 67 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel 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.