Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Brownsville safe?
Brownsville records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 24 out of 100 — 29 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 186th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 4,423 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 Brownsville against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (18% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 804 · 18% | |
| Public order | 990 · 22% | |
| Other theft | 921 · 21% | |
| Other | 444 · 10% | |
| Drugs | 392 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 279 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Brownsville at night?
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- East New York (North)30/100 · Elevated
- East Flatbush-Rugby46/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Brownsville safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 24/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Brownsville 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 Brownsville?
Violent crime — 804 of 4,423 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Brownsville 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.