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

Is Flatbush safe?

Flatbush 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 137th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,152 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 Flatbush — higher is safer. 137th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (17% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

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

Ocean PkwyCortelyou Rd neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,152 incidents reported within 1 km of the Flatbush center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data.

What's reported here

Violent crime
200 · 17%
Public order
294 · 26%
Other theft
223 · 19%
Other
113 · 10%
Vehicle crime
161 · 14%
Criminal damage & arson
74 · 6%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.

Walking in Flatbush at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Flatbush safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Flatbush 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 Flatbush?

Violent crime — 200 of 1,152 incidents (17%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Flatbush 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.