Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Brownsville, New York

The violent crime rate in Brownsville is 2,397 per 100,000 residents per year, 122% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 9 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

2,397 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,373 reported in the last 12 months

+122% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

3,557 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,037 reported in the last 12 months

+27% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

7,005 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,012 reported in the last 12 months

+67% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 57,271 for Brownsville. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Brownsville sits in New York

rank 9 of 197

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Brownsville is among the highest in the city: rank 9 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: West Farms (2,537), Mount Hope (2,404), Jamaica (2,370), Fordham Heights (2,349).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Brownsville by month
Month	Violent crimes in Brownsville
Jul 2025	131
Aug 2025	107
Sep 2025	131
Oct 2025	122
Nov 2025	103
Dec 2025	114
Jan 2026	94
Feb 2026	82
Mar 2026	128
Apr 2026	120
May 2026	116
Jun 2026	125

When crime happens in Brownsville

12 months to May 2026

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

Violent crime busiest hour 6 pm

Property crime busiest hour 5 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.

See the numbers by hour

Violent crime in Brownsville by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	4	9	13
7 am	7	18	25
8 am	16	31	47
9 am	6	28	34
10 am	16	26	42
11 am	11	33	44
12 pm	15	26	41
1 pm	13	30	43
2 pm	9	34	43
3 pm	9	42	51
4 pm	15	48	63
5 pm	16	34	50
6 pm	19	47	66
7 pm	16	46	62
8 pm	10	50	60
9 pm	16	32	48
10 pm	11	47	58
11 pm	18	29	47
12 am	13	24	37
1 am	9	24	33
2 am	9	11	20
3 am	11	13	24
4 am	8	12	20
5 am	7	8	15
Total with a known time	284	702	986

Property crime in Brownsville by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	4	14	18
7 am	3	14	17
8 am	11	26	37
9 am	14	41	55
10 am	21	40	61
11 am	17	38	55
12 pm	18	38	56
1 pm	19	37	56
2 pm	11	29	40
3 pm	24	42	66
4 pm	23	50	73
5 pm	24	55	79
6 pm	22	38	60
7 pm	14	45	59
8 pm	13	38	51
9 pm	14	20	34
10 pm	12	26	38
11 pm	10	16	26
12 am	12	17	29
1 am	9	20	29
2 am	12	18	30
3 am	6	17	23
4 am	9	16	25
5 am	4	15	19
Total with a known time	326	710	1,036

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	1,367	2,387	+122%
HomicideViolent	6	10	+212%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,447	2,527	+14%
Property damage and arsonProperty	514	897	+118%
Vehicle theftProperty	76	133	−20%
Drug offensesOther	415	725	+231%
Weapons offensesOther	187	327	+206%

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: 57,271 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate