Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Far Rockaway-Bayswater, New York

The violent crime rate in Far Rockaway-Bayswater is 1,561 per 100,000 residents per year, 45% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 44 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,561 per 100,000 residents, per year

867 reported in the last 12 months

+45% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,962 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,645 reported in the last 12 months

+6% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

4,839 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,688 reported in the last 12 months

+15% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 55,546 for Far Rockaway-Bayswater. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Far Rockaway-Bayswater sits in New York

rank 44 of 197

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Far Rockaway-Bayswater is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 44 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Wakefield-Woodlawn (1,571), Manhattanville-West Harlem (1,571), Lower East Side (1,555), Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester (1,531).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Far Rockaway-Bayswater by month
Month	Violent crimes in Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Jul 2025	91
Aug 2025	75
Sep 2025	71
Oct 2025	93
Nov 2025	64
Dec 2025	76
Jan 2026	69
Feb 2026	50
Mar 2026	65
Apr 2026	53
May 2026	75
Jun 2026	85

When crime happens in Far Rockaway-Bayswater

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Far Rockaway-Bayswater happened between noon and 9 pm. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour noon

Property crime busiest hour 3 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 Far Rockaway-Bayswater by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	7	8	15
7 am	4	18	22
8 am	7	14	21
9 am	5	19	24
10 am	8	13	21
11 am	6	17	23
12 pm	13	29	42
1 pm	12	13	25
2 pm	8	26	34
3 pm	19	15	34
4 pm	15	21	36
5 pm	8	24	32
6 pm	11	17	28
7 pm	14	19	33
8 pm	11	27	38
9 pm	6	22	28
10 pm	7	14	21
11 pm	12	27	39
12 am	10	16	26
1 am	6	10	16
2 am	5	7	12
3 am	8	5	13
4 am	5	7	12
5 am	0	6	6
Total with a known time	207	394	601

Property crime in Far Rockaway-Bayswater by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	5	12	17
7 am	5	8	13
8 am	11	38	49
9 am	10	16	26
10 am	9	33	42
11 am	17	31	48
12 pm	24	32	56
1 pm	20	40	60
2 pm	17	36	53
3 pm	22	42	64
4 pm	26	33	59
5 pm	22	41	63
6 pm	14	41	55
7 pm	12	34	46
8 pm	11	28	39
9 pm	11	19	30
10 pm	4	18	22
11 pm	3	19	22
12 am	7	13	20
1 am	7	7	14
2 am	5	6	11
3 am	5	9	14
4 am	9	10	19
5 am	2	10	12
Total with a known time	278	576	854

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	864	1,555	+45%
HomicideViolent	3	5.4	+61%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,310	2,358	+6%
Property damage and arsonProperty	302	544	+32%
Vehicle theftProperty	33	59	−64%
Weapons offensesOther	91	164	+53%
Drug offensesOther	85	153	−30%

Source and dates

qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243

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: 55,546 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate