Violent crime
597 per 100,000 residents, per year
237 reported in the last 12 months
−45% vs. New York (1,079)
Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department
Crime in Woodhaven, New York
The violent crime rate in Woodhaven is 597 per 100,000 residents per year, 45% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 139 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Jun 2026Property crime
1,583 per 100,000 residents, per year
629 reported in the last 12 months
−43% vs. New York (2,802)
All reported
2,273 per 100,000 residents, per year
903 reported in the last 12 months
−46% vs. New York (4,206)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 39,729 for Woodhaven. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.
Where Woodhaven sits in New York
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Woodhaven is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 139 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Tottenville-Charleston (617), Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach (604), Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills (588), Clinton Hill (575).
Violent crime, month by month
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Woodhaven |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 29 |
| Aug 2025 | 28 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 |
| Oct 2025 | 16 |
| Nov 2025 | 14 |
| Dec 2025 | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 15 |
| Feb 2026 | 14 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 12 |
When crime happens in Woodhaven
12 months to May 2026In the last 12 months, half of the property crime reported in Woodhaven happened between noon and 9 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Property crime busiest hour 4 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.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 am | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 am | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 10 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11 am | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 1 pm | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 pm | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 pm | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 pm | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| 5 pm | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 6 pm | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 pm | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 8 pm | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 9 pm | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 pm | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 pm | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 12 am | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 am | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 am | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 am | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 am | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total with a known time | 96 | 249 | 345 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 236 | 594 | −45% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 2.5 | −25% |
| Theft, burglary and robberyProperty | 438 | 1,102 | −50% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 108 | 272 | +65% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 83 | 209 | −49% |
| Drug offensesOther | 24 | 60 | −72% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 13 | 33 | −69% |
Source and dates
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- 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
- 39,729 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in New York, NY
- All neighborhoods
- New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate