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New York Queens South East

Name: Crimes per 1,000 residents by neighborhood, Queens South East, Q1 2022 to Q2 2026
Creator: CrimesLog

17 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

New York as a whole averaged 16.5 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while southeast Queens averaged 15.9 (leaving out 4 places with almost no residents), hence it is generally about as safe as New York as a whole when all crimes are considered.

How do the 17 neighborhoods of southeast Queens compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 10,837 crimes across them, 15.9 for every 1,000 residents. That is 4.4% below a year earlier and 29.1% above Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Jamaica Hills-Briarwood has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (9.3 per 1,000), followed by Laurelton (9.7) and Cambria Heights (10.3). Jamaica has the highest (42.6).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 17 NEW YORK QUEENS SOUTH EAST NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against New York's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by NYC Department of City Planning, 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas.

A little history

Queens South East in New York. New York began as New Amsterdam, founded by Dutch traders in the 1620s, and since 1898 has been one city of five boroughs, the largest in the United States. Queens South East lies in Queens, the city's largest borough by area, on western Long Island. It runs from Jamaica to Far Rockaway on the Atlantic and includes John F. Kennedy International Airport and a major Long Island Rail Road hub at Jamaica.

Notable neighborhoods in Queens South East include:

Queens South East. The south-east of Queens runs from Jamaica, settled by the Dutch as Rustdorp in 1656, through Hollis, Cambria Heights, Laurelton and Springfield Gardens to Far Rockaway on the Atlantic. John F. Kennedy International Airport opened in 1948 as Idlewild Airport and took its present name in 1963, and Jamaica is a major hub of the Long Island Rail Road.

Lowest rate (everyday)

Jamaica Hills-Briarwood

9.3 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026

Highest rate

Jamaica

42.6 per 1,000, Q2 2026

Whole area, Q2 2026

15.9 per 1,000

4.4% below a year earlier ·

29.1% above Q1 2022

Compared

17 neighborhoods

679,765 residents · 18 quarters

New York Queens South East neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

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Normal Road 160 St Briarwood, Jamaica Hills-Briarwood

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St Johns Episcopal Church, Laurelton — **Laurelton** · St Johns Episcopal Church
Photo: wilfredtr, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Belt Exit 25a, Cambria Heights — **Cambria Heights** · Belt Exit 25a
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Clare Parochial Brookville Bl 137 Rd, Rosedale — **Rosedale** · Clare Parochial Brookville Bl 137 Rd
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

NYTel 140th Avenue 183 St, Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village — **Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village** · NYTel 140th Avenue 183 St
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Edinson Volquez Delivers a Pitch During -WorldSeries Game 5, South Richmond Hill — **South Richmond Hill** · Edinson Volquez Delivers a Pitch During -WorldSeries Game 5
Photo: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Linden - Springfield Boulevard, St. Albans — **St. Albans** · Linden - Springfield Boulevard
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Frannie Lew Hillside, Jamaica Estates-Holliswood — **Jamaica Estates-Holliswood** · Frannie Lew Hillside
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 12.4 to 15.3 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2022).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Hollis 11th→7th (Q2) moved down Hollis 8th→12th (Q4)

2023

Whole-area crime rate 14.3 to 16.3 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 5th→1st (Q1) South Richmond Hill 13th→4th (Q1) Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 10th→6th (Q1) moved down Cambria Heights 3rd→7th (Q1) Hollis 12th→8th (Q1) Laurelton 4th→10th (Q1) Laurelton 10th→6th (Q2) Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville 6th→12th (Q2) moved up Laurelton 6th→1st (Q3) Cambria Heights 8th→2nd (Q4) Hollis 7th→11th (Q4) Baisley Park 12th→16th (Q4)

2024

Whole-area crime rate 15.3 to 17.4 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2024).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved down South Richmond Hill 5th→10th (Q1) moved up Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 15th→11th (Q1) Far Rockaway-Bayswater 8th→13th (Q1) Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village 11th→6th (Q2) Laurelton 5th→1st (Q3) Rosedale 5th→1st (Q4) Laurelton 1st→7th (Q4) Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere 15th→11th (Q4)

2025

Whole-area crime rate 15.6 to 17.1 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up St. Albans 5th→1st (Q1) South Richmond Hill 12th→3rd (Q1) South Ozone Park 10th→5th (Q1) moved down Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 3rd→8th (Q1) Rosedale 1st→10th (Q1) Baisley Park 15th→11th (Q1) Laurelton 7th→15th (Q1) Jamaica Hills-Briarwood 8th→1st (Q2) Queens Village 9th→3rd (Q2) St. Albans 1st→6th (Q2) South Richmond Hill 3rd→8th (Q2) moved up Laurelton 15th→11th (Q2) Laurelton 11th→4th (Q3) South Ozone Park 9th→5th (Q4) moved down Rosedale 7th→11th (Q4)

2026

Whole-area crime rate 15.0 to 15.9 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

Big moves (4+ places in a quarter): moved up Rosedale 11th→2nd (Q1) moved down St. Albans 2nd→7th (Q1) South Ozone Park 5th→10th (Q1) Laurelton 8th→2nd (Q2) Jamaica Estates-Holliswood 3rd→8th (Q2) Queens Village 6th→10th (Q2)

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: public order incidents were 43% (4,675), violent incidents were 21% (2,325), property incidents were 20% (2,151) and vehicle crimes were 9% (986).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Read category comparisons with care. A category that jumps while the total hardly moves looks like a change in how offences are classified, not in what happened: Q3 2022: vehicle up 42% while the total moved 6%; Q1 2026: violent down 41% while the total moved 4%. The whole-area rate is the steadier guide.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

Left out: Jamaica Bay (East); John F. Kennedy International Airport; Montefiore Cemetery; Rockaway Community Park. They have almost no residents: their crimes are against visitors, so a rate per resident says little about living there.

The 17 neighborhoods on the map

Queens South East is made of 17 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the City Planning “Neighborhood Tabulation Areas”: 679,765 residents between them.

Baisley Park
Cambria Heights
Far Rockaway-Bayswater
Hollis
Jamaica
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
Laurelton
Queens Village
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere
Rosedale
South Jamaica
South Ozone Park
South Richmond Hill
Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
St. Albans

All 17 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#	Neighborhood	Residents	All	Violent	Property	Vehicle	Public order	Rate vs Q1 2022	Places gained
1	Jamaica Hills-Briarwood	37,121	9.3	2.5	2.0	0.8	3.4	5%	2
2	Laurelton	27,708	9.7	2.0	1.8	1.3	3.7	12%	–
3	Cambria Heights	19,981	10.3	1.3	1.5	1.7	5.3	8%	1
4	Rosedale	28,309	10.4	2.8	1.7	1.3	3.8	31%	3
5	Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village	33,511	10.5	2.6	2.2	0.9	4.2	31%	11
6	South Richmond Hill	23,493	11.2	2.0	2.2	1.1	5.2	7%	–
7	St. Albans	54,727	11.3	2.5	2.3	1.1	4.8	6%	–
8	Jamaica Estates-Holliswood	23,270	11.8	1.6	3.6	1.3	4.6	23%	3
9	Hollis	22,264	12.3	2.2	2.5	1.4	5.7	3%	2
10	Queens Village	55,339	12.4	3.2	2.1	1.3	5.2	8%	1
11	South Ozone Park	80,840	12.9	2.9	2.6	1.6	5.0	3%	2
12	South Jamaica	42,675	13.0	2.8	2.5	1.0	6.0	4%	3
13	Baisley Park	43,885	14.6	4.2	2.4	1.3	6.1	23%	1
14	Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere	42,621	16.0	3.5	2.4	0.9	7.6	25%	–
15	Far Rockaway-Bayswater	62,821	19.4	4.0	3.0	1.0	10.1	71%	7
16	Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville	24,458	28.6	3.8	6.3	4.3	11.8	145%	6
17	Jamaica	56,742	42.6	9.0	10.1	2.8	17.9	86%	–

Photographs

32 photographs of the 17 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 32 photographs and their credits

Jamaica Hills-Briarwood · Normal Road 160 St Briarwood. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Laurelton · St Johns Episcopal Church. Photo: wilfredtr, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cambria Heights · Belt Exit 25a. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Rosedale · Clare Parochial Brookville Bl 137 Rd. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village · NYTel 140th Avenue 183 St. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
South Richmond Hill · Edinson Volquez Delivers a Pitch During -WorldSeries Game 5. Photo: Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
St. Albans · Linden - Springfield Boulevard. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood · Frannie Lew Hillside. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
South Ozone Park · A 111 IND St (IND = Independent Subway System, a New York City subway division). Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
South Jamaica · Jamaica Bus Depot. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere · Beach 44th St IND Platform (IND = Independent Subway System, a New York City subway division). Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Far Rockaway-Bayswater · Beach 25th St IND Platform (IND = Independent Subway System, a New York City subway division). Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville · Looking NW at Shell Station, Springfield Boulevard ^ South Conduit Avenue. Photo: wilfredtr, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica · Air Train JFK Van Wyck. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood · Gerasimos GO Ch 84-41 164th St. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Laurelton · Montbellier Park NW Corner 139th Avenue ^ Springfield Boulevard. Photo: wilfredtr, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rosedale · New York City Skyline. Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village · NE Corner of 144th Avenue ^ Springfield Boulevard. Photo: wilfredtr, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood · Hollis Park Boulevard 193 Hillside Plaque. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere · Beach 44 Street Art. Photo: Adrian Radic, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Far Rockaway-Bayswater · Atlantic Beach Bridge. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville · An Hotel Near the Airport, New York, 9 Feb. 2008. Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Laurelton · Springfield Boulevard ^ 138th Road. Photo: wilfredtr, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood · Dalny Wexford Fresh Anointing Church. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere · Arverne on the Sea Opening. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Far Rockaway-Bayswater · East Rockaway Inlet. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Laurelton · Location of Former Springfield Jct on LIRR Babylon Line. Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere · B69 IND Stair (IND = Independent Subway System, a New York City subway division). Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Far Rockaway-Bayswater · B25 IND Stair (IND = Independent Subway System, a New York City subway division). Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere · B69 Station. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Far Rockaway-Bayswater · E Rockaway Inlet Bridge. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere · B67 Rehab. Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) through the NYC Open Data Portal, containing public sector information governed by the NYC Open Data Law (Local Law 11 of 2012) and the NYC.gov Terms of Use.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by NYC Department of City Planning, 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NYC Open Data), merged and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.

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