Violent crime
459 per 100,000 residents, per year
230 reported in the last 12 months
−57% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
The violent crime rate in Midwood is 459 per 100,000 residents per year, 57% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 164 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
459 per 100,000 residents, per year
230 reported in the last 12 months
−57% vs. New York (1,079)
Property crime
1,401 per 100,000 residents, per year
702 reported in the last 12 months
−50% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
1,962 per 100,000 residents, per year
983 reported in the last 12 months
−53% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 50,093 for Midwood. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
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Midwood is among the lowest in the city: rank 164 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway (465), Fresh Meadows-Utopia (460), Upper West Side (Central) (449), Bayside (442).
| Month | Violent crimes in Midwood |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 16 |
| Aug 2025 | 18 |
| Sep 2025 | 21 |
| Oct 2025 | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 18 |
| Jan 2026 | 13 |
| Feb 2026 | 19 |
| Mar 2026 | 20 |
| Apr 2026 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 27 |
| Jun 2026 | 24 |
In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Midwood happened between noon and 8 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 7 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.
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 am | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 am | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 9 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 am | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 am | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 1 pm | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 3 pm | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 4 pm | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 5 pm | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 6 pm | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 7 pm | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 8 pm | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 pm | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 10 pm | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 am | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1 am | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 am | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 am | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 am | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 am | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Total with a known time | 108 | 263 | 371 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 230 | 459 | −57% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 511 | 1,020 | −54% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 119 | 238 | −42% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 72 | 144 | −13% |
| Drug offensesOther | 30 | 60 | −73% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 21 | 42 | −61% |