Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Flatlands, New York

The violent crime rate in Flatlands is 716 per 100,000 residents per year, 34% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 120 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

716 per 100,000 residents, per year

455 reported in the last 12 months

−34% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,229 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,416 reported in the last 12 months

−20% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

2,998 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,905 reported in the last 12 months

−29% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 63,538 for Flatlands. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Flatlands sits in New York

rank 120 of 197

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Flatlands is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 120 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Queens Village (744), Jamaica Estates-Holliswood (734), East Midtown-Turtle Bay (699), Gravesend (South) (695).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

When crime happens in Flatlands

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Flatlands happened between 2 pm and 10 pm. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 7 pm

Property crime busiest hour 2 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 Flatlands by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	1	5	6
7 am	1	8	9
8 am	6	4	10
9 am	1	2	3
10 am	9	7	16
11 am	4	6	10
12 pm	6	8	14
1 pm	4	10	14
2 pm	4	18	22
3 pm	4	18	22
4 pm	6	15	21
5 pm	6	17	23
6 pm	8	21	29
7 pm	10	22	32
8 pm	9	12	21
9 pm	11	8	19
10 pm	4	11	15
11 pm	2	11	13
12 am	4	11	15
1 am	0	5	5
2 am	3	5	8
3 am	1	1	2
4 am	2	5	7
5 am	0	5	5
Total with a known time	106	235	341

Property crime in Flatlands by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	4	9	13
7 am	4	12	16
8 am	12	26	38
9 am	14	24	38
10 am	13	17	30
11 am	13	23	36
12 pm	9	41	50
1 pm	11	35	46
2 pm	20	37	57
3 pm	16	35	51
4 pm	16	32	48
5 pm	10	45	55
6 pm	7	49	56
7 pm	15	32	47
8 pm	10	33	43
9 pm	11	21	32
10 pm	6	19	25
11 pm	2	15	17
12 am	7	16	23
1 am	3	8	11
2 am	4	3	7
3 am	5	14	19
4 am	1	8	9
5 am	5	8	13
Total with a known time	218	562	780

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	452	711	−34%
HomicideViolent	3	4.7	+41%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,142	1,797	−19%
Property damage and arsonProperty	186	293	−29%
Vehicle theftProperty	88	138	−16%
Weapons offensesOther	23	36	−66%
Drug offensesOther	11	17	−92%

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: 63,538 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 Flatlands
Jul 2025	37
Aug 2025	38
Sep 2025	43
Oct 2025	35
Nov 2025	42
Dec 2025	32
Jan 2026	25
Feb 2026	34
Mar 2026	39
Apr 2026	37
May 2026	47
Jun 2026	46