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

Is Mapleton-Midwood (West) safe?

Mapleton-Midwood (West) records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 9 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 36th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 241 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

42/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Mapleton-Midwood (West) — higher is safer. 36th 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.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Ocean PkwyE 17 St neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
241 incidents reported within 1 km of the Mapleton-Midwood (West) center · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
40 · 17%
Public order
52 · 22%
Other theft
75 · 31%
Criminal damage & arson
16 · 7%
Vehicle crime
25 · 10%
Other
16 · 7%

When it happens

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

Walking in Mapleton-Midwood (West) at night?

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Common questions

Is Mapleton-Midwood (West) safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Mapleton-Midwood (West) 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 Mapleton-Midwood (West)?

Violent crime — 40 of 241 incidents (17%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Mapleton-Midwood (West) 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.