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

Is Jamaica Hills-Briarwood safe?

Jamaica Hills-Briarwood shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 53, ranking 96th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,269 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

54/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Jamaica Hills-Briarwood — higher is safer. 96th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

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 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (21% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Grand Central Pkwy neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,269 incidents reported within 1 km of the Jamaica Hills-Briarwood center (500 shown) · NYPD data through June 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
267 · 21%
Public order
324 · 26%
Other theft
279 · 22%
Criminal damage & arson
85 · 7%
Vehicle crime
99 · 8%
Other
125 · 10%

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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Walking in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood at night?

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Common questions

Is Jamaica Hills-Briarwood safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 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 Jamaica Hills-Briarwood?

Violent crime — 267 of 1,269 incidents (21%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

How is the Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 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.