Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Greenpoint safe?
Greenpoint sits at the safer end of New York City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 70 out of 100 — 17 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 48th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 680 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 Greenpoint 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 24% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Public order | 162 · 24% | |
| Other theft | 229 · 34% | |
| Violent crime | 78 · 11% | |
| Sexual offences | 34 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 54 · 8% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 42 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Greenpoint 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
- Long Island City-Hunters Point56/100 · Moderate
- Williamsburg47/100 · Elevated
- East Williamsburg60/100 · Moderate
- Sunnyside64/100 · Moderate
- Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village43/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Greenpoint safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 70/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Greenpoint 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 Greenpoint?
Public order — 162 of 680 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Greenpoint 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.