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

Is Kew Gardens Hills safe?

Kew Gardens Hills records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 38 out of 100 — 5 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 58th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 333 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

38/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Kew Gardens Hills — higher is safer. 58th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is sexual offences (20% 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 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Grand Central Pkwy neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
333 incidents reported within 1 km of the Kew Gardens Hills center · 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

Sexual offences
65 · 20%
Other theft
86 · 26%
Violent crime
42 · 13%
Public order
67 · 20%
Criminal damage & arson
22 · 7%
Vehicle crime
32 · 10%

When it happens

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

Walking in Kew Gardens Hills at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Kew Gardens Hills safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 38/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Kew Gardens Hills 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 Kew Gardens Hills?

Sexual offences — 65 of 333 incidents (20%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Kew Gardens Hills 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.