Is it okay to walk in Stuy Town, New York City?

Crime reported to the police, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Low for New York City

Reported crime around the center of Stuy Town is lower than in 51% of areas in New York City, taking into account how many people are usually around. 383 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Stuy Town.

See Stuy Town on the map

The map shows every block, by day and at night, and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of New York City
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Low	lower than in 52% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Moderate	higher than in 78% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very low	lower than in 85% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Low	lower than in 60% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): Low, higher than in 50% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Low, higher than in 50% of areas.

Most reports here are from 8am–9am.

What gets reported here

Shoplifting: 122 (32%)
Theft: 95 (25%)
Simple assault: 89 (23%)
Vandalism: 22 (6%)
Aggravated assault: 15 (4%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Stuy Town

The areas right next to it range from low to moderate.

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within New York City. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.