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Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through March 2026

Is Bushwick (East) safe?

Bushwick (East) records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 28 out of 100 — 5 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 134th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,156 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

28/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Bushwick (East) — higher is safer. 134th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 30% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Decatur StMyrtle Ave neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,156 incidents reported within 1 km of the Bushwick (East) center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Other theft
348 · 30%
Violent crime
175 · 15%
Public order
197 · 17%
Sexual offences
68 · 6%
Other
77 · 7%
Robbery
49 · 4%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.

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Common questions

Is Bushwick (East) safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Bushwick (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 Bushwick (East)?

Other theft — 348 of 1,156 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Bushwick (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.