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

Is Ocean Hill safe?

Ocean Hill records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 23 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 176th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,991 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

23/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Ocean Hill — higher is safer. 176th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (15% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Atlantic AveEastern Pkwy neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,991 incidents reported within 1 km of the Ocean Hill center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data.

What's reported here

Violent crime
293 · 15%
Public order
424 · 21%
Other theft
575 · 29%
Other
211 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
119 · 6%
Sexual offences
59 · 3%

When it happens

6a–6p6p–12a12a–6aMON–FRI6a–6p6p–12a12a–6aSAT–SUN

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

Walking in Ocean Hill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Ocean Hill safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 23/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Ocean Hill 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 Ocean Hill?

Violent crime — 293 of 1,991 incidents (15%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Ocean Hill 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.