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

Is Kew Gardens Hills safe?

Kew Gardens Hills sits at the safer end of New York City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 71 out of 100 — 18 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 46th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 703 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

71/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Kew Gardens Hills — higher is safer. 46th 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 Kew Gardens Hills against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is sexual offences (16% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Grand Central Pkwy neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
703 incidents reported within 1 km of the Kew Gardens Hills center (500 shown) · NYPD data through June 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Sexual offences
114 · 16%
Violent crime
98 · 14%
Public order
142 · 20%
Other theft
183 · 26%
Vehicle crime
76 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
42 · 6%

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?

Moderate overall (safety index 71/100). About 47% 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 — 114 of 703 incidents (16%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 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. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.