1. Dumbo/Boerum Hill/Brooklyn Heights
It’s no secret that this area has some great sites to see. Many locals will tell you that places like Dumbo are the places for tourists to be. The problem is, it’s surrounded by crime! All a part of the 84th precinct, Dumbo, Boerum Hill and Brooklyn Heights combined have the absolute highest crime rates out of any of these 9 neighborhoods to avoid in Brooklyn. And it’s crazy when you think about how small this area is in comparison with other neighborhoods, yet the rate of crime of 2.2408/1,000 residents is nearly double some of these more populated neighborhoods. Only 48,196 people make up these three bad neighborhoods, which is the least populated neighborhood[s] mentioned. Yikes! With 20 burglaries, 15 felony assaults, 53 grand larcenies, 3 grand larcenies of motor vehicles and 17 robberies, a total of 108 crimes—these numbers fit right in with the crimes committed in the larger neighborhoods. Even compared to this time last year, with a substantially lower crime rate of 1.5769/1,000 residents, THAT number is still higher than any of the neighborhoods listed. Such a shame! Kinda like that fact that a wealthy businessman in 1986 got away with stabbing another man to death in Boerum Hill. Okay, so he didn’t get away with it, but it took over 13 years for his crimes to finally catch up to him. He abruptly took another man’s life, yet still got to live his, since he was a ripe old 73 when he was caught and convicted. Just doesn’t seem fair, does it?
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