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

Is Elmhurst safe?

Elmhurst 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 136th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,129 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 Elmhurst — higher is safer. 136th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 44% 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 20% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Queens Blvd neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,129 incidents reported within 1 km of the Elmhurst center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Other theft
498 · 44%
Violent crime
176 · 16%
Public order
140 · 12%
Sexual offences
83 · 7%
Other
66 · 6%
Criminal damage & arson
42 · 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Elmhurst safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst?

Other theft — 498 of 1,129 incidents (44%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Elmhurst 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.