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

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

Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) 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 104th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 638 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 Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) — higher is safer. 104th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (20% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
638 incidents reported within 1 km of the Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data.

What's reported here

Violent crime
128 · 20%
Public order
114 · 18%
Other theft
150 · 24%
Vehicle crime
65 · 10%
Other
82 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
27 · 4%

When it happens

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

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?

Elevated overall (safety index 33/100). 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 — 128 of 638 incidents (20%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 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.