Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Morrisania, New York

The violent crime rate in Morrisania is 2,313 per 100,000 residents per year, 114% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 13 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

2,313 per 100,000 residents, per year

824 reported in the last 12 months

+114% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

3,192 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,137 reported in the last 12 months

+14% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

6,056 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,157 reported in the last 12 months

+44% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 35,618 for Morrisania. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Morrisania sits in New York

rank 13 of 197
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Morrisania is among the highest in the city: rank 13 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Fordham Heights (2,349), Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill (2,327), East New York (North) (2,313), East Harlem (North) (2,238).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Violent crimes in Morrisania by month
MonthViolent crimes in Morrisania
Jul 2025101
Aug 202583
Sep 202567
Oct 202556
Nov 202583
Dec 202558
Jan 202654
Feb 202650
Mar 202655
Apr 202672
May 202679
Jun 202666

When crime happens in Morrisania

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Morrisania happened between 3 pm and 1 am. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 8 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 5 pm

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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 Morrisania by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am61319
7 am279
8 am61218
9 am42428
10 am01414
11 am51621
12 pm31821
1 pm91423
2 pm51924
3 pm82634
4 pm31720
5 pm101727
6 pm51722
7 pm111930
8 pm193352
9 pm73037
10 pm132437
11 pm131831
12 am131225
1 am131730
2 am71522
3 am71623
4 am437
5 am459
Total with a known time177406583
Property crime in Morrisania by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am4913
7 am6713
8 am41721
9 am71825
10 am72027
11 am61925
12 pm72330
1 pm52126
2 pm82129
3 pm71926
4 pm142337
5 pm122739
6 pm82937
7 pm82634
8 pm71623
9 pm41721
10 pm82331
11 pm91120
12 am72229
1 am41620
2 am6612
3 am61117
4 am31013
5 am6915
Total with a known time163420583

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent8192,299+114%
HomicideViolent514+318%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty8442,370+6%
Property damage and arsonProperty238668+62%
Vehicle theftProperty55154−6%
Drug offensesOther121340+55%
Weapons offensesOther75211+97%

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
35,618 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page
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New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate