What is the safest neighborhood for families in Brooklyn?

South Williamsburg ranks highest by safety (94/100), ahead of Borough Park. The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.

Is Brooklyn safe for families?

It depends on the neighborhood. South Williamsburg (94/100) and Borough Park (90/100) score highest for safety in Brooklyn, and the median neighborhood in Brooklyn scores 50/100. The score is a percentile of NYPD crime complaints, pedestrian and cyclist injuries, and serious (Class C) housing violations, each counted per 1,000 residents, so places with many visitors and few residents tend to score lower. Compare the neighborhoods you're considering, not Brooklyn as a whole.

How many neighborhoods are in Brooklyn?

We score 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn across nine family signals.

How are these neighborhoods ranked?

By safety — one of the nine signals we score for every residential NYC neighborhood (on a /100 scale). Our neighborhood search can also rank them by your own weights across seven scores: safety, schools, affordability, transit, how many families live there, neighborhood character, and air quality and child health.

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The top neighborhoods in Brooklyn, ranked by safety. South Williamsburg leads with 94/100, followed by Borough Park and Windsor Terrace-South Slope. 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn scored in total.

The ranking

Sources: NYPD, via NYC Open Data · NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest neighborhood for families in Brooklyn?: South Williamsburg ranks highest by safety (94/100), ahead of Borough Park. The best fit depends on your family — our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own priorities.
Is Brooklyn safe for families?: It depends on the neighborhood. South Williamsburg (94/100) and Borough Park (90/100) score highest for safety in Brooklyn, and the median neighborhood in Brooklyn scores 50/100. The score is a percentile of NYPD crime complaints, pedestrian and cyclist injuries, and serious (Class C) housing violations, each counted per 1,000 residents, so places with many visitors and few residents tend to score lower. Compare the neighborhoods you're considering, not Brooklyn as a whole.
How many neighborhoods are in Brooklyn?: We score 53 neighborhoods in Brooklyn across nine family signals.
How are these neighborhoods ranked?: By safety — one of the nine signals we score for every residential NYC neighborhood (on a /100 scale). Our neighborhood search can also rank them by your own weights across seven scores: safety, schools, affordability, transit, how many families live there, neighborhood character, and air quality and child health.

Which of these fits your family?

Our neighborhood search ranks neighborhoods by your own weights — safety, schools, affordability, transit and more — so you see the order that matters to you, not a generic list. Free, no account needed.

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