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

Is Prospect Heights safe?

Prospect Heights records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 33 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 102nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 703 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

33/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Prospect Heights — higher is safer. 102nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 36% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Atlantic AveEastern Pkwy neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
703 incidents reported within 1 km of the Prospect Heights center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Other theft
251 · 36%
Public order
157 · 22%
Violent crime
94 · 13%
Other
47 · 7%
Criminal damage & arson
36 · 5%
Vehicle crime
47 · 7%

When it happens

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

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Prospect Heights safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 33/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Prospect Heights 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 Prospect Heights?

Other theft — 251 of 703 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Prospect Heights 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.