Violent crime
1,876 per 100,000 residents, per year
942 reported in the last 12 months
+74% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
The violent crime rate in East New York-New Lots is 1,876 per 100,000 residents per year, 74% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 26 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
1,876 per 100,000 residents, per year
942 reported in the last 12 months
+74% vs. New York (1,079)
Property crime
3,582 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,798 reported in the last 12 months
+28% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
6,197 per 100,000 residents, per year
3,111 reported in the last 12 months
+47% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 50,200 for East New York-New Lots. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
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East New York-New Lots is among the highest in the city: rank 26 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Highbridge (2,010), Mount Eden-Claremont (West) (1,973), University Heights (South)-Morris Heights (1,867), Hell's Kitchen (1,831).
| Month | Violent crimes in East New York-New Lots |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 93 |
| Aug 2025 | 92 |
| Sep 2025 | 94 |
| Oct 2025 | 81 |
| Nov 2025 | 83 |
| Dec 2025 | 78 |
| Jan 2026 | 73 |
| Feb 2026 | 64 |
| Mar 2026 | 72 |
| Apr 2026 | 68 |
| May 2026 | 75 |
| Jun 2026 | 69 |
In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in East New York-New Lots happened between 1 pm and 10 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 6 pm
Property crime busiest hour noon
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.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 am | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 8 am | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 9 am | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 10 am | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 11 am | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 12 pm | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| 1 pm | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 pm | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 29 | 40 |
| 4 pm | 13 | 33 | 46 |
| 5 pm | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| 6 pm | 15 | 40 | 55 |
| 7 pm | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 8 pm | 10 | 26 | 36 |
| 9 pm | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| 10 pm | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 11 pm | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 12 am | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| 1 am | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 am | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 am | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 4 am | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 am | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Total with a known time | 196 | 482 | 678 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 am | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 8 am | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 9 am | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 10 am | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| 11 am | 9 | 31 | 40 |
| 12 pm | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| 1 pm | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 pm | 17 | 30 | 47 |
| 3 pm | 10 | 41 | 51 |
| 4 pm | 7 | 34 | 41 |
| 5 pm | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| 6 pm | 16 | 33 | 49 |
| 7 pm | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 8 pm | 11 | 31 | 42 |
| 9 pm | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| 10 pm | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 11 pm | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 12 am | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| 1 am | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 am | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 am | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 am | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 5 am | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Total with a known time | 266 | 570 | 836 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 938 | 1,869 | +74% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 8.0 | +137% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,278 | 2,546 | +14% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 376 | 749 | +82% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 144 | 287 | +74% |
| Drug offensesOther | 249 | 496 | +127% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 122 | 243 | +127% |