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

Is Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) safe?

Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 51 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 53, ranking 103rd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,413 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

51/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) — higher is safer. 103rd of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

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 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (18% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,413 incidents reported within 1 km of the Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) center (500 shown) · NYPD data through June 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
259 · 18%
Other theft
357 · 25%
Public order
235 · 17%
Other
165 · 12%
Vehicle crime
135 · 10%
Drugs
88 · 6%

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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Walking in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) at night?

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Common questions

Is Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 51/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (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 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)?

Violent crime — 259 of 1,413 incidents (18%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

How is the Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (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.