Safety index · Queens, New York · data through June 2026
Is Whitestone-Beechhurst safe?
Whitestone-Beechhurst sits at the safer end of New York City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 85 out of 100 — 32 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 18th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 285 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 Whitestone-Beechhurst 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 39% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 110 · 39% | |
| Public order | 47 · 16% | |
| Violent crime | 28 · 10% | |
| Vehicle crime | 48 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 20 · 7% | |
| Other | 14 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
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Walking in Whitestone-Beechhurst at night?
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Common questions
Is Whitestone-Beechhurst safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 85/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Whitestone-Beechhurst are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for New York City, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Whitestone-Beechhurst?
Other theft — 110 of 285 incidents (39%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Whitestone-Beechhurst 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.