Violent crime
460 per 100,000 residents, per year
102 reported in the last 12 months
−57% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, New York
The violent crime rate in Fresh Meadows-Utopia is 460 per 100,000 residents per year, 57% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 163 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
2,487 per 100,000 residents, per year
552 reported in the last 12 months
−11% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
2,965 per 100,000 residents, per year
658 reported in the last 12 months
−30% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 22,194 for Fresh Meadows-Utopia. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Fresh Meadows-Utopia sits in New York
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Fresh Meadows-Utopia is among the lowest in the city: rank 163 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Howard Beach-Lindenwood (472), Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway (465), Midwood (459), Upper West Side (Central) (449).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Fresh Meadows-Utopia |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 9 |
| Aug 2025 | 5 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 |
| Oct 2025 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 5 |
When crime happens in Fresh Meadows-Utopia
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Fresh Meadows-Utopia happened between 2 pm and 10 pm. Thursday had the most.
Property crime busiest hour 6 pm
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; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 am | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 am | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 10 am | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 am | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 12 pm | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 1 pm | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 pm | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 4 pm | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 5 pm | 6 | 19 | 25 |
| 6 pm | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 7 pm | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 8 pm | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 9 pm | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 10 pm | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 11 pm | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 am | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 am | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 am | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Total with a known time | 76 | 241 | 317 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 100 | 451 | −58% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 9.0 | +168% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 411 | 1,852 | −17% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 78 | 351 | +113% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 63 | 284 | −31% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 2 | 9.0 | −92% |
| Drug offensesOther | 2 | 9.0 | −96% |
Source and dates
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- 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
- 22,194 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate