Violent crime
844 per 100,000 residents, per year
531 reported in the last 12 months
−22% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Ridgewood, New York
The violent crime rate in Ridgewood is 844 per 100,000 residents per year, 22% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 102 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
2,158 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,357 reported in the last 12 months
−23% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
3,110 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,956 reported in the last 12 months
−26% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 62,889 for Ridgewood. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Ridgewood sits in New York
rank 102 of 197Loading map…
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Ridgewood is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 102 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Laurelton (858), West Village (853), Greenwich Village (844), Throgs Neck-Schuylerville (834).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Ridgewood |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 53 |
| Aug 2025 | 41 |
| Sep 2025 | 46 |
| Oct 2025 | 51 |
| Nov 2025 | 41 |
| Dec 2025 | 46 |
| Jan 2026 | 39 |
| Feb 2026 | 34 |
| Mar 2026 | 45 |
| Apr 2026 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 36 |
| Jun 2026 | 51 |
When crime happens in Ridgewood
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Ridgewood happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Friday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 3 pm
Property crime busiest hour 3 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
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 7 am | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 am | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 9 am | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 10 am | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 pm | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1 pm | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 25 | 36 |
| 4 pm | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| 5 pm | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 6 pm | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 7 pm | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 8 pm | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 pm | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 10 pm | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 pm | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 12 am | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 1 am | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 am | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 am | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 am | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 am | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Total with a known time | 151 | 262 | 413 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 am | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 8 am | 4 | 26 | 30 |
| 9 am | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 10 am | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 11 am | 10 | 32 | 42 |
| 12 pm | 12 | 32 | 44 |
| 1 pm | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 pm | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 3 pm | 13 | 33 | 46 |
| 4 pm | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 5 pm | 12 | 27 | 39 |
| 6 pm | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| 8 pm | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 9 pm | 6 | 23 | 29 |
| 10 pm | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 11 pm | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 12 am | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 1 am | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 am | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 4 am | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Total with a known time | 207 | 460 | 667 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 529 | 841 | −22% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 3.2 | −5% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 1,058 | 1,682 | −24% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 174 | 277 | −33% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 125 | 199 | +21% |
| Drug offensesOther | 54 | 86 | −61% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 14 | 22 | −79% |
Source and dates
qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243- 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
- 62,889 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate