Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through March 2026
Is Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook safe?
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 70th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 508 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 22% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 111 · 22% | |
| Violent crime | 54 · 11% | |
| Other theft | 114 · 22% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 44 · 9% | |
| Drugs | 47 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 58 · 11% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook at night?
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Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Park Slope37/100 · Elevated
- Brooklyn Heights29/100 · Elevated
- Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill23/100 · High risk
- Fort Greene23/100 · High risk
- Prospect Heights33/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 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 Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook?
Public order — 111 of 508 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 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.