Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through March 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 23 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 172nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 2,042 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 — 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 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 751 · 37% | |
| Violent crime | 256 · 13% | |
| Public order | 387 · 19% | |
| Other | 250 · 12% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 82 · 4% | |
| Robbery | 56 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill at night?
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Common questions
Is Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 23/100). About 39% 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 — 751 of 2,042 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 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.