Safety index · Queens, New York · data through June 2026
Is Sunnyside safe?
Sunnyside shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 64 out of 100 — 11 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 62nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 880 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 Sunnyside 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 43% 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 15% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 382 · 43% | |
| Violent crime | 124 · 14% | |
| Public order | 148 · 17% | |
| Vehicle crime | 81 · 9% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 · 6% | |
| Other | 50 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Sunnyside 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Long Island City-Hunters Point56/100 · Moderate
- Woodside51/100 · Moderate
- Greenpoint70/100 · Moderate
- Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills44/100 · Elevated
- Maspeth79/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Sunnyside safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 64/100). About 38% of severity-weighted incidents in Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside?
Other theft — 382 of 880 incidents (43%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Sunnyside 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.