Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Clinton Hill safe?
Clinton Hill shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 105th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,541 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 Clinton Hill against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 29% 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 15% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 440 · 29% | |
| Violent crime | 212 · 14% | |
| Other theft | 416 · 27% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 130 · 8% | |
| Other | 96 · 6% | |
| Vehicle crime | 114 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Clinton Hill at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Fort Greene29/100 · Elevated
- Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)33/100 · Elevated
- Prospect Heights49/100 · Elevated
- South Williamsburg48/100 · Elevated
- Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill27/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Clinton Hill safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Clinton Hill 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 Clinton Hill?
Public order — 440 of 1,541 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Clinton Hill 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.