Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Mapleton-Midwood (West) safe?
Mapleton-Midwood (West) sits at the safer end of New York City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 74 out of 100 — 21 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 35th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 535 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 Mapleton-Midwood (West) against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 31% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 167 · 31% | |
| Violent crime | 87 · 16% | |
| Public order | 127 · 24% | |
| Vehicle crime | 55 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 30 · 6% | |
| Other | 35 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Is New York safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Mapleton-Midwood (West) at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Midwood67/100 · Moderate
- Bensonhurst56/100 · Moderate
- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville51/100 · Moderate
- Borough Park73/100 · Moderate
- Gravesend (East)-Homecrest68/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Mapleton-Midwood (West) safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 74/100). About 42% 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)?
Other theft — 167 of 535 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 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. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.