Crime in Hunts Point, New York City, NY: How dangerous is it?
Hunts Point Safety Scores, out of 100 points (2023)
The current safety score of 22/100 from overall crime in Hunts Point (The Bronx) suggests that safety is an issue that needs to be rectified.
- Overall Crime (safety score): 22
- Violent Crime (safety score): 17
- Property Crime (safety score): 34
Compared to the U.S. average for safety scores from overall crime, this neighborhood is much more dangerous (-28 pts lower), considerably more dangerous from violent crime (-31 pts lower), and more dangerous from property crime (-19 pts lower).
Hunts Point safety ranking vs. all neighborhoods in New York City, NY (2023)
- Overall Crime (safety ranking): 307th
- Violent Crime (safety ranking): 307th
- Property Crime (safety ranking): 290th
Among the 309 neighborhoods in New York City, NY with available crime data, Hunts Point (The Bronx) is ranked 307th in overall safety from overall crime, making it a significantly more dangerous neighborhood in this locale comparatively speaking. In terms of individual categories of violent and property crime, Hunts Point (The Bronx) is ranked 307th in the city of New York City, NY on safety from violent crime, meaning it's a significantly more dangerous neighborhood in this city for this category of crime. With respect to safety from property crime, this neighborhood is positioned 290th and is a significantly more dangerous neighborhood in this city relative to others.
Is Hunts Point getting safer or more dangerous?
Year-on-Year Change in Safety Scores (2023 vs. 2022)
- Overall Crime (Year-on-Year): +1 percentage point
- Violent Crime (Year-on-Year): +2 percentage points
- Property Crime (Year-on-Year): -1 percentage point
Compared to 2022 regarding safety scores from overall crime, this neighborhood in 2023 is slightly safer overall (+1 pts higher), slightly safer from violent crime (+2 pts higher), and slightly more dangerous from property crime (-1 pts lower).
Likelihood of becoming a victim of crime in Hunts Point in 2023
- Overall Crime: Fair
- Violent Crime: Fair
- Property Crime: Moderate
In Hunts Point (The Bronx), the overall risk of becoming a victim of crime is fair. Specifically, the risk of becoming a victim of violent crime is fair, and the risk of becoming a victim of property crime is moderate.
Overall Crime in Hunts Point: Snapshot (2023) and Trends (2017-2023)
Current Safety from Overall Crime: Neighborhood Score vs. New York City vs. NY State, and U.S. Average
| Safety Scores from Total Crime | |
|---|---|
| Hunts Point | 22 |
| New York City | 47 |
| NY State | 55 |
| U.S. Avg. | 50 |
Safety from Overall Crime (2017-2023): Neighborhood Score vs. New York City vs. NY State, and U.S. Average
| Hunts Point | New York City | NY State | U.S. Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 47 | 55 | 50 |
| 2022 | 21 | 45 | 52 | 46 |
| 2021 | 25 | 48 | 58 | 45 |
| 2020 | 28 | 49 | 55 | 44 |
| 2019 | 29 | 51 | 58 | 45 |
| 2018 | 30 | 52 | 57 | 44 |
| 2017 | 33 | 53 | 56 | 42 |
Discounting the unusual conditions of the 2020-2021 years, and evaluating overall crime in relation to the pre-pandemic years of 2017-2019, this neighborhood is now somewhat more dangerous (-9 pts lower), slightly more dangerous now from violent crime (-4 pts lower), and more dangerous now from property crime (-18 pts lower).
An overview of U.S. overall crime rates demonstrates that, compared with the pre-pandemic era, the nation at present, is somewhat safer (+6 pts higher), slightly safer now from violent crime (+4 pts higher), and somewhat safer now from property crime (+9 pts higher).
Data on New York City, NY crime rates indicates that with regard to overall crime, the city compared to the pre-pandemic years, is somewhat more dangerous (-5 pts lower), slightly more dangerous now from violent crime (-4 pts lower), and somewhat more dangerous now from property crime (-7 pts lower).
Violent Crime in Hunts Point: Snapshot (2023) and Trends (2017-2023)
Current Safety from Violent Crime: Neighborhood Score vs. New York City vs. NY State, and U.S. Average
| Safety Scores from Violent Crime | |
|---|---|
| Hunts Point | 17 |
| New York City | 41 |
| NY State | 51 |
| U.S. Avg. | 48 |
Safety from Violent Crime (2017-2023): Neighborhood Score vs. New York City vs. NY State, and U.S. Average
| Hunts Point | New York City | NY State | U.S. Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 48 |
| 2022 | 15 | 39 | 47 | 43 |
| 2021 | 16 | 40 | 52 | 41 |
| 2020 | 20 | 41 | 50 | 42 |
| 2019 | 20 | 43 | 53 | 44 |
| 2018 | 20 | 45 | 53 | 44 |
| 2017 | 25 | 46 | 53 | 43 |
Property Crime in Hunts Point: Snapshot (2023) and Trends (2017-2023)
Current Safety from Property Crime: Neighborhood Score vs. New York City vs. NY State, and U.S. Average
| Safety Scores from Property Crime | |
|---|---|
| Hunts Point | 34 |
| New York City | 61 |
| NY State | 66 |
| U.S. Avg. | 53 |
Safety from Property Crime (2017-2023): Neighborhood Score vs. New York City vs. NY State, and U.S. Average
| Hunts Point | New York City | NY State | U.S. Avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34 | 61 | 66 | 53 |
| 2022 | 35 | 59 | 63 | 51 |
| 2021 | 46 | 66 | 73 | 53 |
| 2020 | 48 | 68 | 66 | 49 |
| 2019 | 51 | 69 | 69 | 48 |
| 2018 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 45 |
| 2017 | 53 | 69 | 65 | 41 |