Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Elmhurst, New York

The violent crime rate in Elmhurst is 813 per 100,000 residents per year, 25% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 108 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

813 per 100,000 residents, per year

831 reported in the last 12 months

−25% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,898 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,961 reported in the last 12 months

+3% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

3,823 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,906 reported in the last 12 months

−9% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 102,158 for Elmhurst. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Elmhurst sits in New York

rank 108 of 197

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Elmhurst is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 108 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: East Elmhurst (833), Morris Park (814), Jamaica Hills-Briarwood (809), Ozone Park (804).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

When crime happens in Elmhurst

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Elmhurst happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 8 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 Elmhurst by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	9	11
7 am	5	11	16
8 am	2	11	13
9 am	2	15	17
10 am	1	13	14
11 am	5	16	21
12 pm	7	8	15
1 pm	4	24	28
2 pm	6	22	28
3 pm	7	30	37
4 pm	11	26	37
5 pm	10	28	38
6 pm	12	13	25
7 pm	6	22	28
8 pm	13	33	46
9 pm	9	27	36
10 pm	16	28	44
11 pm	10	25	35
12 am	15	15	30
1 am	9	19	28
2 am	14	11	25
3 am	29	8	37
4 am	24	16	40
5 am	9	12	21
Total with a known time	228	442	670

Property crime in Elmhurst by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	5	7	12
7 am	4	29	33
8 am	19	36	55
9 am	13	38	51
10 am	13	59	72
11 am	25	64	89
12 pm	24	81	105
1 pm	25	72	97
2 pm	49	82	131
3 pm	50	75	125
4 pm	51	85	136
5 pm	41	111	152
6 pm	55	95	150
7 pm	39	88	127
8 pm	29	59	88
9 pm	14	47	61
10 pm	20	30	50
11 pm	11	16	27
12 am	6	16	22
1 am	6	10	16
2 am	14	10	24
3 am	7	9	16
4 am	6	14	20
5 am	8	9	17
Total with a known time	534	1,142	1,676

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	830	812	−24%
HomicideViolent	1	1.0	−71%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	2,522	2,469	+11%
Property damage and arsonProperty	262	256	−38%
Vehicle theftProperty	177	173	+5%
Drug offensesOther	70	69	−69%
Weapons offensesOther	44	43	−60%

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: 102,158 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate

Month	Violent crimes in Elmhurst
Jul 2025	58
Aug 2025	74
Sep 2025	83
Oct 2025	80
Nov 2025	57
Dec 2025	74
Jan 2026	64
Feb 2026	70
Mar 2026	70
Apr 2026	63
May 2026	74
Jun 2026	64