1. East Village
Number of crimes: 10 539
On the top of our list of worst neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn in 2018 is East Village! This neighborhood in Manhattan is dangerous mainly because before there were many reported rapes, as well as the car thefts. Nowadays, the situation changed for the better, but there are still reported cases of both crimes. In the same time, East Village is known for its diverse community, vibrant nightlife and artistic sensibility. The population is a mix of Russian, Ukrainian and Jewish nationalities.