Violent crime
1,605 per 100,000 residents, per year
844 reported in the last 12 months
+49% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
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.
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.
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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).
| Month | Violent crimes in Bedford Park |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 88 |
| Aug 2025 | 68 |
| Sep 2025 | 75 |
| Oct 2025 | 81 |
| Nov 2025 | 79 |
| Dec 2025 | 41 |
| Jan 2026 | 61 |
| Feb 2026 | 77 |
| Mar 2026 | 62 |
| Apr 2026 | 73 |
| May 2026 | 61 |
| Jun 2026 | 78 |
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
Property crime busiest hour 2 pm
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.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 am | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 am | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 9 am | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 10 am | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 am | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 12 pm | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 1 pm | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 pm | 7 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 pm | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| 4 pm | 13 | 29 | 42 |
| 5 pm | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| 6 pm | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 7 pm | 7 | 32 | 39 |
| 8 pm | 13 | 31 | 44 |
| 9 pm | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 10 pm | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| 11 pm | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 12 am | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 1 am | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 2 am | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 3 am | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 am | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 am | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Total with a known time | 195 | 441 | 636 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 7 am | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 8 am | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 9 am | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 10 am | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 11 am | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 12 pm | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 1 pm | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 pm | 18 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 pm | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 4 pm | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 5 pm | 11 | 28 | 39 |
| 6 pm | 9 | 30 | 39 |
| 7 pm | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| 8 pm | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 9 pm | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 10 pm | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 11 pm | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 12 am | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 1 am | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 am | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 3 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Total with a known time | 185 | 442 | 627 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 842 | 1,601 | +49% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 3.8 | +13% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,060 | 2,016 | −9% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 269 | 512 | +24% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 92 | 175 | +6% |
| Drug offensesOther | 307 | 584 | +167% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 64 | 122 | +14% |