Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill safe?
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 27 out of 100 — 26 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 175th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 4,157 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 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 37% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,544 · 37% | |
| Violent crime | 514 · 12% | |
| Public order | 833 · 20% | |
| Other | 482 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 180 · 4% | |
| Robbery | 100 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Is New York safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Brooklyn Heights41/100 · Elevated
- Fort Greene29/100 · Elevated
- Clinton Hill49/100 · Elevated
- Chinatown-Two Bridges27/100 · Elevated
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook58/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 27/100). About 40% of severity-weighted incidents in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum 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 Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill?
Other theft — 1,544 of 4,157 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum 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.