Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Sunset Park (West), New York

The violent crime rate in Sunset Park (West) is 1,262 per 100,000 residents per year, 17% above New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 63 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

1,262 per 100,000 residents, per year

651 reported in the last 12 months

+17% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,340 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,207 reported in the last 12 months

−17% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

4,183 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,158 reported in the last 12 months

−1% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 51,591 for Sunset Park (West). Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Sunset Park (West) sits in New York

rank 63 of 197

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Sunset Park (West) is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 63 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere (1,276), Inwood (1,274), Chelsea-Hudson Yards (1,251), Castle Hill-Unionport (1,239).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Sunset Park (West) by month
Month	Violent crimes in Sunset Park (West)
Jul 2025	60
Aug 2025	56
Sep 2025	60
Oct 2025	72
Nov 2025	48
Dec 2025	46
Jan 2026	57
Feb 2026	48
Mar 2026	48
Apr 2026	38
May 2026	68
Jun 2026	50

When crime happens in Sunset Park (West)

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Sunset Park (West) happened between 7 pm and 5 am. Friday and Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 7 pm

Property crime busiest hour noon

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 Sunset Park (West) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	5	7
7 am	2	12	14
8 am	10	8	18
9 am	8	10	18
10 am	5	8	13
11 am	9	8	17
12 pm	4	7	11
1 pm	4	7	11
2 pm	6	6	12
3 pm	4	22	26
4 pm	9	12	21
5 pm	7	15	22
6 pm	6	17	23
7 pm	7	28	35
8 pm	3	19	22
9 pm	6	9	15
10 pm	10	18	28
11 pm	8	13	21
12 am	11	18	29
1 am	11	10	21
2 am	14	14	28
3 am	25	2	27
4 am	20	6	26
5 am	4	5	9
Total with a known time	195	279	474

Property crime in Sunset Park (West) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	4	15	19
7 am	0	4	4
8 am	8	7	15
9 am	6	12	18
10 am	5	23	28
11 am	9	15	24
12 pm	17	25	42
1 pm	12	16	28
2 pm	11	29	40
3 pm	11	22	33
4 pm	13	24	37
5 pm	11	22	33
6 pm	8	21	29
7 pm	7	25	32
8 pm	13	20	33
9 pm	6	17	23
10 pm	8	11	19
11 pm	4	4	8
12 am	10	9	19
1 am	11	16	27
2 am	7	13	20
3 am	13	8	21
4 am	6	8	14
5 am	8	7	15
Total with a known time	208	373	581

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	649	1,258	+17%
HomicideViolent	2	3.9	+15%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	921	1,785	−20%
Property damage and arsonProperty	203	393	−4%
Vehicle theftProperty	83	161	−2%
Drug offensesOther	205	397	+82%
Weapons offensesOther	95	184	+72%

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: 51,591 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate