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Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Fordham Heights, New York

The violent crime rate in Fordham Heights is 2,349 per 100,000 residents per year, 118% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 11 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

2,349 per 100,000 residents, per year

714 reported in the last 12 months

+118% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

4,059 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,234 reported in the last 12 months

+45% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

8,082 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,457 reported in the last 12 months

+92% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 30,401 for Fordham Heights. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Fordham Heights sits in New York

rank 11 of 197
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Fordham Heights is among the highest in the city: rank 11 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Brownsville (2,397), Jamaica (2,370), Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill (2,327), Morrisania (2,313).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Violent crimes in Fordham Heights by month
MonthViolent crimes in Fordham Heights
Jul 202557
Aug 202565
Sep 202536
Oct 202554
Nov 202554
Dec 202551
Jan 202657
Feb 202644
Mar 202670
Apr 202674
May 202676
Jun 202676

When crime happens in Fordham Heights

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Fordham Heights happened between 3 pm and midnight. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 6 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 4 pm

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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 Fordham Heights by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am21315
7 am51116
8 am71118
9 am61117
10 am41317
11 am32124
12 pm72128
1 pm31417
2 pm111122
3 pm132639
4 pm82331
5 pm62228
6 pm103242
7 pm131528
8 pm92130
9 pm182442
10 pm141630
11 pm71825
12 am151833
1 am82331
2 am31114
3 am51015
4 am6612
5 am369
Total with a known time186397583
Property crime in Fordham Heights by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am11011
7 am51318
8 am41418
9 am51419
10 am112031
11 am71825
12 pm91928
1 pm112940
2 pm112233
3 pm152843
4 pm143044
5 pm122941
6 pm113344
7 pm81927
8 pm51419
9 pm141428
10 pm41620
11 pm71522
12 am336
1 am459
2 am61117
3 am156
4 am2911
5 am1910
Total with a known time171399570

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent7122,342+118%
HomicideViolent26.6+96%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty1,0053,306+49%
Property damage and arsonProperty194638+55%
Vehicle theftProperty35115−30%
Drug offensesOther3941,296+492%
Weapons offensesOther115378+254%

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
30,401 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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