Avoid These 6 Dangerous New York City Neighborhoods in 2024

Hunts Point

The 41st Precinct of the New York Police Department is in charge of patrolling Hunts Point. Historically, Hunts Point has been a neighborhood that has seen a lot of crime. It is one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City and one of the poorest congressional districts in the United States.

Although the 1990s saw a higher crime rate, violent crime is still rampant in Hunts Point. The murder rate in Hunts Point is 15.8 per 100,000 residents, which is almost three times as high as the national murder rate. The assault rate is 2,112 per 100,000 residents, which is extremely high. Sex trafficking is also high in Hunts Point and concerns city officials.

Brownsville

The 73rd Precinct of the New York Police Department is in charge of Brownsville. Historically, Brownsville has been dubbed as the murder capital of New York City. The 73rd Precinct has ranked as the 69th safest out of 69 City precincts. That was in 2009 when Brownsville had three murders per 10,000 residents. Although crime has fallen in the past decade, they are still above average. The assault rate is 2,019 per 100,000 residents which is much higher than the national average. The murder rate sits at 9 per 100,000 residents, which is just a tad higher than the national average.

Mott Haven

The 40th Precinct of the New York Police Department is in charge of Mott Haven. It has historically been one of the worst neighborhoods in New York City based on crime. In the 1990s, crimes were rampant, however, the good thing is that crime has decreased over the past 30 years. Unfortunately, crime is still high. Mott Haven experiences 2,277 assault crimes per 100,000 residents. It also experiences 11 murders per 100,000 residents, which is almost twice the national average.

Midtown

Midtown is divided into two NYPD precincts — the 18th Precinct in the north and the 14th Precinct in the south. The crime per capita associated with Midtown is higher because of the low population and crimes towards tourists are higher than in the rest of the city.

New York City in the 1990s was riddled with crime. Luckily, over the past few decades, NYPD and community efforts have ensured crime has gone down. Overall, though, the assault rate remains much higher than the national average at 1,142 per 100,000 residents and the theft rate is a whopping 8,102 per 100,000 residents. That amounts to four times the national average.

East Harlem

Two precincts are in charge of patrolling East Harlem — the 25th and 23rd Precincts of the New York Police Department. Crime in the 1990s was rampant, but luckily in the past 30 years, crime has decreased by a whopping 62%. It’s all thanks to community efforts to ensure a safer East Harlem. However, the assault rate in East Harlem sits at 1,592 out of 100,000 residents, which is still much higher than the national average. The murder rate is at par with the nation at 5.7 murders per 100,000 residents.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

The 79th and 81st Precincts of the New York Police Department serve the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Although the neighborhood has a relatively higher median income, crime is still unusually high than most neighborhoods in New York City. The assault rate is 1,347 per 100,000 residents, which is much higher than the average in the nation. As for the murder rate, it sits at 10 per 100,000 residents, which is almost double the nation’s average. The robbery rate is also higher than the country’s average, and it sits at 335 per 100,000 residents.