Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Melrose, New York

The violent crime rate in Melrose is 2,770 per 100,000 residents per year, 157% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 5 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

2,770 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,119 reported in the last 12 months

+157% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

5,357 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,164 reported in the last 12 months

+91% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

8,887 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,590 reported in the last 12 months

+111% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 40,395 for Melrose. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Melrose sits in New York

rank 5 of 197

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Melrose is among the highest in the city: rank 5 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square (3,115), Mott Haven-Port Morris (2,801), Tremont (2,683), West Farms (2,537).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

When crime happens in Melrose

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Melrose happened between 1 pm and 11 pm. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 6 pm

Property crime busiest hour 4 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 Melrose by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	4	17	21
7 am	6	14	20
8 am	6	29	35
9 am	10	26	36
10 am	9	14	23
11 am	12	26	38
12 pm	16	22	38
1 pm	18	29	47
2 pm	9	34	43
3 pm	10	43	53
4 pm	7	28	35
5 pm	10	44	54
6 pm	6	50	56
7 pm	11	36	47
8 pm	10	24	34
9 pm	17	33	50
10 pm	11	30	41
11 pm	17	28	45
12 am	6	21	27
1 am	10	9	19
2 am	16	14	30
3 am	10	15	25
4 am	10	18	28
5 am	2	13	15
Total with a known time	243	617	860

Property crime in Melrose by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	12	14
7 am	5	12	17
8 am	13	43	56
9 am	6	43	49
10 am	16	31	47
11 am	17	33	50
12 pm	14	47	61
1 pm	14	50	64
2 pm	16	58	74
3 pm	21	56	77
4 pm	16	73	89
5 pm	16	53	69
6 pm	15	44	59
7 pm	12	39	51
8 pm	15	32	47
9 pm	12	27	39
10 pm	8	20	28
11 pm	8	19	27
12 am	8	24	32
1 am	10	17	27
2 am	5	18	23
3 am	5	13	18
4 am	5	13	18
5 am	3	10	13
Total with a known time	262	787	1,049

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	1,116	2,763	+157%
HomicideViolent	3	7.4	+121%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,734	4,293	+93%
Property damage and arsonProperty	365	904	+119%
Vehicle theftProperty	65	161	−2%
Drug offensesOther	223	552	+152%
Weapons offensesOther	84	208	+95%

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: 40,395 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 Melrose
Jul 2025	102
Aug 2025	94
Sep 2025	96
Oct 2025	92
Nov 2025	83
Dec 2025	81
Jan 2026	90
Feb 2026	73
Mar 2026	96
Apr 2026	102
May 2026	105
Jun 2026	105