Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Jamaica, New York

The violent crime rate in Jamaica is 2,370 per 100,000 residents per year, 120% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 10 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

2,370 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,369 reported in the last 12 months

+120% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

6,533 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,774 reported in the last 12 months

+133% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

10,068 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,816 reported in the last 12 months

+139% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 57,767 for Jamaica. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Jamaica sits in New York

rank 10 of 197

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Jamaica is among the highest in the city: rank 10 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Mount Hope (2,404), Brownsville (2,397), Fordham Heights (2,349), Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill (2,327).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

When crime happens in Jamaica

12 months to May 2026

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

Violent crime busiest hour 3 pm

Property crime busiest hour noon

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 Jamaica by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	18	20
7 am	6	10	16
8 am	9	26	35
9 am	9	22	31
10 am	13	30	43
11 am	10	33	43
12 pm	4	40	44
1 pm	19	32	51
2 pm	16	31	47
3 pm	17	54	71
4 pm	14	51	65
5 pm	12	37	49
6 pm	14	46	60
7 pm	17	47	64
8 pm	16	45	61
9 pm	20	35	55
10 pm	21	34	55
11 pm	18	36	54
12 am	13	21	34
1 am	16	22	38
2 am	17	11	28
3 am	8	11	19
4 am	21	13	34
5 am	10	11	21
Total with a known time	322	716	1,038

Property crime in Jamaica by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	5	19	24
7 am	20	41	61
8 am	14	30	44
9 am	20	64	84
10 am	33	75	108
11 am	29	61	90
12 pm	33	95	128
1 pm	32	90	122
2 pm	27	68	95
3 pm	37	89	126
4 pm	38	82	120
5 pm	41	77	118
6 pm	34	78	112
7 pm	30	76	106
8 pm	24	61	85
9 pm	21	40	61
10 pm	16	31	47
11 pm	8	25	33
12 am	9	25	34
1 am	14	21	35
2 am	16	13	29
3 am	10	17	27
4 am	13	19	32
5 am	6	15	21
Total with a known time	530	1,212	1,742

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	1,367	2,366	+120%
HomicideViolent	2	3.5	+3%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	3,233	5,597	+152%
Property damage and arsonProperty	435	753	+83%
Vehicle theftProperty	106	183	+11%
Drug offensesOther	508	879	+302%
Weapons offensesOther	165	286	+167%

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: 57,767 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 Jamaica
Jul 2025	124
Aug 2025	132
Sep 2025	110
Oct 2025	93
Nov 2025	121
Dec 2025	93
Jan 2026	114
Feb 2026	81
Mar 2026	118
Apr 2026	122
May 2026	125
Jun 2026	136