Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Bedford Park, New York

The violent crime rate in Bedford Park is 1,605 per 100,000 residents per year, 49% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 39 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,605 per 100,000 residents, per year

844 reported in the last 12 months

+49% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,702 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,421 reported in the last 12 months

−4% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

5,013 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,636 reported in the last 12 months

+19% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 52,584 for Bedford Park. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Bedford Park sits in New York

rank 39 of 197
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Bedford Park is among the highest in the city: rank 39 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills (1,650), Claremont Village-Claremont (East) (1,634), East Harlem (South) (1,589), Norwood (1,574).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Violent crimes in Bedford Park by month
MonthViolent crimes in Bedford Park
Jul 202588
Aug 202568
Sep 202575
Oct 202581
Nov 202579
Dec 202541
Jan 202661
Feb 202677
Mar 202662
Apr 202673
May 202661
Jun 202678

When crime happens in Bedford Park

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Bedford Park happened between 3 pm and midnight. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 8 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 2 pm

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Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by New York City Police Department; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.

See the numbers by hour
Violent crime in Bedford Park by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am347
7 am121022
8 am31518
9 am31922
10 am51116
11 am62127
12 pm41620
1 pm71623
2 pm71926
3 pm82331
4 pm132942
5 pm103040
6 pm132538
7 pm73239
8 pm133144
9 pm162339
10 pm62228
11 pm161228
12 am71825
1 am82129
2 am71522
3 am7815
4 am121527
5 am268
Total with a known time195441636
Property crime in Bedford Park by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am5813
7 am4913
8 am91625
9 am11819
10 am51722
11 am82129
12 pm102535
1 pm121830
2 pm182947
3 pm122234
4 pm172845
5 pm112839
6 pm93039
7 pm162642
8 pm92635
9 pm71320
10 pm62127
11 pm92130
12 am51621
1 am21416
2 am31316
3 am3912
4 am279
5 am279
Total with a known time185442627

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent8421,601+49%
HomicideViolent23.8+13%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty1,0602,016−9%
Property damage and arsonProperty269512+24%
Vehicle theftProperty92175+6%
Drug offensesOther307584+167%
Weapons offensesOther64122+14%

Source and dates

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Source
New York City Police Department, via NYC OpenData (dataset qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243), aggregated by neighborhood
Window
July 2025 to June 2026 (12 months)
Population
52,584 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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