Violent crime
1,170 per 100,000 residents, per year
365 reported in the last 12 months
+8% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Fort Greene, New York
The violent crime rate in Fort Greene is 1,170 per 100,000 residents per year, 8% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 72 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
4,061 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,267 reported in the last 12 months
+45% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
5,873 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,832 reported in the last 12 months
+40% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 31,196 for Fort Greene. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Fort Greene sits in New York
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Fort Greene is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 72 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Spring Creek-Starrett City (1,196), Crown Heights (South) (1,194), Washington Heights (South) (1,151), South Ozone Park (1,139).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Fort Greene |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 27 |
| Aug 2025 | 36 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 |
| Oct 2025 | 36 |
| Nov 2025 | 24 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 |
| Jan 2026 | 34 |
| Feb 2026 | 25 |
| Mar 2026 | 27 |
| Apr 2026 | 25 |
| May 2026 | 37 |
| Jun 2026 | 27 |
When crime happens in Fort Greene
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Fort Greene happened between noon and 9 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour noon
No chart for violent crime: fewer than 300 incidents in 12 months, too few to show a pattern by hour.
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
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 am | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 8 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 am | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 10 am | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 11 am | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 12 pm | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 1 pm | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 pm | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| 4 pm | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 5 pm | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 6 pm | 8 | 24 | 32 |
| 7 pm | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| 8 pm | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 9 pm | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| 10 pm | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 11 pm | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 12 am | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 1 am | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 am | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 am | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 am | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 am | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total with a known time | 140 | 330 | 470 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 364 | 1,167 | +9% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 3.2 | −5% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,020 | 3,270 | +47% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 187 | 599 | +46% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 60 | 192 | +17% |
| Drug offensesOther | 137 | 439 | +101% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 63 | 202 | +89% |
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
- 31,196 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate