Safety index · Queens, New York · data through March 2026
Is Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills safe?
Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 119th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 918 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 25% 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
What's reported here
| Public order | 234 · 25% | |
| Violent crime | 134 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 243 · 26% | |
| Other | 89 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 57 · 6% | |
| Vehicle crime | 65 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Astoria (Central)31/100 · Elevated
- Old Astoria-Hallets Point37/100 · Elevated
- Long Island City-Hunters Point35/100 · Elevated
- Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island30/100 · Elevated
- Upper East Side-Yorkville30/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 47% of severity-weighted incidents in Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 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 Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills?
Public order — 234 of 918 incidents (25%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills 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.