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Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Bensonhurst, New York

The violent crime rate in Bensonhurst is 649 per 100,000 residents per year, 40% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 131 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

649 per 100,000 residents, per year

645 reported in the last 12 months

−40% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

1,365 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,357 reported in the last 12 months

−51% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

2,131 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,118 reported in the last 12 months

−49% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 99,383 for Bensonhurst. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Bensonhurst sits in New York

rank 131 of 197
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Bensonhurst is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 131 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Sunset Park (Central) (661), New Dorp-Midland Beach (661), Woodside (639), Queensboro Hill (630).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Violent crimes in Bensonhurst by month
MonthViolent crimes in Bensonhurst
Jul 202560
Aug 202575
Sep 202555
Oct 202544
Nov 202555
Dec 202541
Jan 202638
Feb 202664
Mar 202656
Apr 202635
May 202672
Jun 202650

When crime happens in Bensonhurst

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Bensonhurst happened between 2 pm and 11 pm. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 7 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 3 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.

See the numbers by hour
Violent crime in Bensonhurst by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am279
7 am41014
8 am101525
9 am189
10 am437
11 am538
12 pm61824
1 pm41014
2 pm102131
3 pm51419
4 pm131225
5 pm61925
6 pm122335
7 pm112839
8 pm13922
9 pm71825
10 pm61016
11 pm111526
12 am81523
1 am71017
2 am81018
3 am6612
4 am358
5 am213
Total with a known time164290454
Property crime in Bensonhurst by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am31013
7 am81018
8 am71017
9 am61824
10 am72936
11 am112536
12 pm143751
1 pm132841
2 pm93544
3 pm134356
4 pm143650
5 pm164056
6 pm103444
7 pm112839
8 pm112132
9 pm91524
10 pm91120
11 pm51015
12 am61218
1 am31013
2 am4913
3 am4812
4 am9918
5 am369
Total with a known time205494699

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent645649−40%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty1,0761,083−51%
Property damage and arsonProperty189190−54%
Vehicle theftProperty9293−44%
Drug offensesOther6767−69%
Weapons offensesOther4949−54%

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
99,383 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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