Safest Neighborhoods in NYC (2026)

All 142 tracked neighborhoods ranked from safest to most dangerous, based on live incident data from the last 30 days. Grades range from A+ (safest) to F (least safe).

Updated August 12, 2026 · Data from NYPD, 311, Citizen, community reports

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# NEIGHBORHOOD GRADE 30D INCIDENTS TREND
1 Park Slope
Brooklyn
A 144 ▲ 95%
2 Long Island City
Queens
A 59 ▲ 69%
3 Cobble Hill
Brooklyn
A 144 ▲ 454%
4 Carroll Gardens
Brooklyn
A 56 ▼ 11%
5 Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn
A 106 ▲ 563%
6 DUMBO
Brooklyn
A 32 ▼ 35%
7 Financial District
Manhattan
A 47 ▼ 8%
8 Tribeca
Manhattan
A 78 ▲ 1%
9 Upper East Side
Manhattan
A 52 ▼ 66%
10 Bayside
Queens
A 3 ▲ 50%
11 Flushing
Queens
A 20 ▲ 54%
12 Forest Hills
Queens
A 140 ▲ 67%
13 Fresh Meadows
Queens
A 40 ▼ 34%
14 Riverdale
The Bronx
A 46 ▲ 229%
15 Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
A 13 ▼ 70%
16 Windsor Terrace
Brooklyn
A 70 ▲ 13%
17 Dyker Heights
Brooklyn
A 15 — 0%
18 Bath Beach
Brooklyn
A 49 ▼ 28%
19 Marine Park
Brooklyn
A 7 ▲ 133%
20 Coney Island
Brooklyn
A 22 ▼ 27%
21 Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
A 37 ▲ 37%
22 Maspeth
Queens
A 1 — 0%
23 Glendale
Queens
A 15 ▲ 50%
24 Middle Village
Queens
A 9 ▲ 29%
25 Howard Beach
Queens
A 1 — 0%
26 South Ozone Park
Queens
A 1 ▼ 92%
27 Whitestone
Queens
A 8 ▲ 60%
28 College Point
Queens
A 11 ▼ 15%
29 Battery Park City
Manhattan
A 27 ▼ 39%
30 Greenwood Heights
Brooklyn
A 58 ▲ 164%
31 Vinegar Hill
Brooklyn
A 10 ▼ 23%
32 Gerritsen Beach
Brooklyn
A 0 — 0%
33 Roosevelt Island
Manhattan
A 20 ▼ 62%
34 Williamsburg
Brooklyn
B 122 ▼ 39%
35 Astoria
Queens
B 183 ▲ 13%
36 Upper West Side
Manhattan
B 150 ▼ 27%
37 Greenpoint
Brooklyn
B 105 ▲ 54%
38 Prospect Heights
Brooklyn
B 182 ▲ 3%
39 Ridgewood
Queens
B 44 ▼ 66%
40 Sunnyside
Queens
B 229 ▼ 11%
41 Bay Ridge
Brooklyn
B 287 ▲ 97%
42 Borough Park
Brooklyn
B 63 ▼ 46%
43 Clinton Hill
Brooklyn
B 74 ▼ 48%
44 Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn
B 54 ▲ 29%
45 Chelsea
Manhattan
B 18 ▼ 42%
46 Gramercy
Manhattan
B 269 ▲ 63%
47 Greenwich Village
Manhattan
B 123 ▼ 27%
48 Murray Hill
Manhattan
B 35 ▼ 19%
49 SoHo
Manhattan
B 237 ▲ 31%
50 Elmhurst
Queens
B 86 ▲ 65%
51 Ozone Park
Queens
B 2 ▼ 33%
52 Queens Village
Queens
B 20 ▲ 100%
53 Rego Park
Queens
B 138 ▲ 28%
54 Woodhaven
Queens
B 45 ▼ 18%
55 Woodside
Queens
B 81 ▼ 14%
56 Morris Park
The Bronx
B 82 ▼ 58%
57 Throgs Neck
The Bronx
B 2 ▼ 86%
58 Gowanus
Brooklyn
B 107 ▲ 81%
59 Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
B 65 ▼ 47%
60 Gravesend
Brooklyn
B 72 ▲ 243%
61 Bergen Beach
Brooklyn
B 6 — 0%
62 Mill Basin
Brooklyn
B 36 ▲ 414%
63 Midwood
Brooklyn
B 205 ▼ 12%
64 Brighton Beach
Brooklyn
B 204 ▲ 41%
65 Boerum Hill
Brooklyn
B 118 ▲ 3%
66 Kew Gardens
Queens
B 61 ▼ 45%
67 Richmond Hill
Queens
B 49 ▼ 52%
68 Kips Bay
Manhattan
B 115 ▲ 6%
69 Pelham Bay
The Bronx
B 25 ▲ 79%
70 Westchester Square
The Bronx
B 75 ▼ 44%
71 Woodlawn
The Bronx
B 89 ▼ 14%
72 Flatlands
Brooklyn
B 65 ▲ 10%
73 Sea Gate
Brooklyn
B 69 ▼ 35%
74 Homecrest
Brooklyn
B 114 ▼ 41%
75 East Williamsburg
Brooklyn
B 92 ▲ 33%
76 Columbia Street Waterfront
Brooklyn
B 63 ▼ 19%
77 West Village
Manhattan
B 140 ▼ 12%
78 Carnegie Hill
Manhattan
B 93 ▼ 44%
79 Yorkville
Manhattan
B 71 ▼ 62%
80 Lenox Hill
Manhattan
B 47 ▼ 53%
81 Turtle Bay
Manhattan
B 85 ▲ 67%
82 Hudson Yards
Manhattan
B 57 ▼ 44%
83 Hell's Kitchen
Manhattan
C 167 ▼ 45%
84 Jackson Heights
Queens
C 478 ▲ 41%
85 Fort Greene
Brooklyn
C 112 ▼ 30%
86 Canarsie
Brooklyn
C 35 ▼ 30%
87 Red Hook
Brooklyn
C 40 ▲ 67%
88 Sunset Park
Brooklyn
C 86 ▲ 25%
89 East Village
Manhattan
C 278 ▲ 40%
90 Lower East Side
Manhattan
C 155 ▲ 3%
91 Midtown East
Manhattan
C 162 ▲ 53%
92 Midtown West
Manhattan
C 96 ▼ 51%
93 Corona
Queens
C 86 ▼ 21%
94 Kingsbridge
The Bronx
C 271 ▼ 36%
95 Kensington
Brooklyn
C 276 ▲ 15%
96 Ditmas Park
Brooklyn
C 566 ▲ 11%
97 Morningside Heights
Manhattan
C 208 ▼ 26%
98 Chinatown
Manhattan
C 231 ▲ 6%
99 Flatiron
Manhattan
C 146 ▼ 3%
100 East Flatbush
Brooklyn
C 216 ▼ 10%
101 Ocean Hill
Brooklyn
C 342 ▼ 7%
102 Cypress Hills
Brooklyn
C 130 ▼ 25%
103 Nolita
Manhattan
C 307 ▲ 20%
104 NoHo
Manhattan
C 302 ▲ 39%
105 Little Italy
Manhattan
C 246 ▲ 2%
106 Two Bridges
Manhattan
C 136 ▼ 17%
107 Civic Center
Manhattan
C 117 ▼ 5%
108 Crown Heights
Brooklyn
D 424 ▼ 32%
109 Bushwick
Brooklyn
D 338 ▼ 11%
110 Bed-Stuy
Brooklyn
D 290 ▼ 43%
111 Washington Heights
Manhattan
D 478 ▼ 36%
112 Flatbush
Brooklyn
D 638 ▲ 23%
113 Inwood
Manhattan
D 384 ▼ 7%
114 Far Rockaway
Queens
D 106 ▼ 24%
115 Jamaica
Queens
D 31 ▼ 31%
116 Belmont
The Bronx
D 927 ▼ 6%
117 Norwood
The Bronx
D 530 ▼ 13%
118 Parkchester
The Bronx
D 286 ▼ 33%
119 Wakefield
The Bronx
D 155 ▼ 36%
120 Williamsbridge
The Bronx
D 294 ▲ 19%
121 Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Brooklyn
D 956 ▲ 4%
122 Castle Hill
The Bronx
D 231 ▲ 9%
123 Port Morris
The Bronx
D 233 ▼ 40%
124 Allerton
The Bronx
D 285 ▼ 34%
125 Prospect Park South
Brooklyn
D 924 ▲ 39%
126 Hamilton Heights
Manhattan
D 575 ▼ 46%
127 Harlem
Manhattan
F 634 ▼ 14%
128 Mott Haven
The Bronx
F 240 ▼ 55%
129 Brownsville
Brooklyn
F 203 ▼ 22%
130 East New York
Brooklyn
F 140 ▼ 1%
131 East Harlem
Manhattan
F 386 ▼ 25%
132 Concourse
The Bronx
F 355 ▼ 8%
133 Fordham
The Bronx
F 993 ▼ 19%
134 Highbridge
The Bronx
F 683 ▼ 22%
135 Hunts Point
The Bronx
F 76 ▼ 49%
136 Longwood
The Bronx
F 498 ▼ 41%
137 Morrisania
The Bronx
F 836 ▲ 33%
138 Soundview
The Bronx
F 295 ▼ 44%
139 South Bronx
The Bronx
F 203 ▼ 51%
140 University Heights
The Bronx
F 463 ▼ 26%
141 Tremont
The Bronx
F 736 ▼ 26%
142 Melrose
The Bronx
F 818 ▼ 13%

How Are Safety Grades Calculated?

Grades are computed from the total number and severity of incidents reported within each neighborhood over the last 30 days. Data sources include NYPD CompStat, NYC 311, the Citizen app, and community reports. Grades update every 2–6 hours as new data comes in.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest neighborhood in NYC right now?

As of today, Park Slope in Brooklyn holds the highest safety grade (A) with 144 incidents in the last 30 days.

What is the most dangerous neighborhood in NYC?

Melrose in The Bronx currently has the lowest grade (F) with 818 incidents.

How often is this data updated?

Incident data is ingested every 2–6 hours from multiple sources. Grades recalculate on each page view.

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