Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Ocean Hill, New York

The violent crime rate in Ocean Hill is 2,120 per 100,000 residents per year, 97% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 19 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

2,120 per 100,000 residents, per year

762 reported in the last 12 months

+97% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

4,741 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,704 reported in the last 12 months

+69% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

7,846 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,820 reported in the last 12 months

+87% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 35,944 for Ocean Hill. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Ocean Hill sits in New York

rank 19 of 197
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Ocean Hill is among the highest in the city: rank 19 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Crotona Park East (2,146), Concourse-Concourse Village (2,146), Williamsbridge-Olinville (2,105), St. George-New Brighton (2,096).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
Violent crimes in Ocean Hill by month
MonthViolent crimes in Ocean Hill
Jul 202563
Aug 202580
Sep 202579
Oct 202568
Nov 202550
Dec 202560
Jan 202657
Feb 202654
Mar 202656
Apr 202668
May 202658
Jun 202669

When crime happens in Ocean Hill

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Ocean Hill happened between noon and 9 pm. No day of the week stood out.

Violent crime busiest hour 5 pm

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Property crime busiest hour 1 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 Ocean Hill by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am6713
7 am51015
8 am31316
9 am3912
10 am61319
11 am51217
12 pm102737
1 pm72229
2 pm101828
3 pm52328
4 pm62026
5 pm142741
6 pm32326
7 pm82129
8 pm81422
9 pm52732
10 pm81624
11 pm51116
12 am111526
1 am7815
2 am51520
3 am369
4 am71017
5 am3710
Total with a known time153374527
Property crime in Ocean Hill by hour, last 12 months
HourFriday and SaturdaySunday to ThursdayAll days
6 am31013
7 am41115
8 am72229
9 am41822
10 am61521
11 am101929
12 pm62531
1 pm163349
2 pm82836
3 pm162945
4 pm92736
5 pm113546
6 pm152742
7 pm192443
8 pm151732
9 pm82230
10 pm111930
11 pm91019
12 am121224
1 am81018
2 am5712
3 am459
4 am8917
5 am5712
Total with a known time219441660

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent7612,117+97%
HomicideViolent12.8−17%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty1,3353,714+67%
Property damage and arsonProperty306851+107%
Vehicle theftProperty63175+6%
Drug offensesOther178495+126%
Weapons offensesOther176490+358%

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
35,944 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
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