Brooklyn Rat Activity Report 2025
Brooklyn recorded 11,045 rodent complaints in 2025, the highest total of any borough, down 26.8 percent from 15,099 in 2024. That is the steepest decline in the city. Against a population of 2,583,668, the borough reported 42.75 complaints per 10,000 residents, which places it second citywide on a per capita basis behind Manhattan despite leading on raw volume.
Prospect Heights carried the highest concentration in the borough at 111.92 complaints per 10,000 residents, from 653 complaints across a population of 58,345, and fell 12.1 percent year over year. Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) followed at 84.99 per 10,000 from 955 complaints. The decline was broad rather than isolated. All five of Brooklyn's most affected neighborhoods reported fewer complaints than in 2024, with Bushwick (West) down 48.1 percent.
- Complaints
- 11,045
- Change from 2024
- -26.8%
- Per 10,000 residents
- 42.75
- Rank by rate
- 2nd
across Brooklyn
from 15,099 complaints
population 2,583,668
of 5 boroughs
Brooklyn trend, 2021 to 2025
| Year | Complaints | Per 10k | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14,545 | 56.3 | Not available |
| 2022 | 15,034 | 58.19 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 15,762 | 61.01 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 15,099 | 58.44 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 11,045 | 42.75 | -26.8% |
Every Brooklyn neighborhood
All 34 Brooklyn neighborhoods, ordered by complaints per 10,000 residents. Neighborhoods we serve link through to our local Pest Control page.
| # | Neighborhood | Per 10k | Complaints | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prospect Heights | 111.92 | 653 | -12.1% |
| 2 | Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) | 84.99 | 955 | -22.3% |
| 3 | Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) | 74.25 | 680 | -12.7% |
| 4 | Bushwick (West) | 72.13 | 327 | -48.1% |
| 5 | Flatbush | 71.16 | 677 | -16.9% |
| 6 | Ocean Hill | 69.91 | 572 | +0.9% |
| 7 | Park Slope | 67.15 | 765 | -31.1% |
| 8 | Greenpoint | 65.34 | 280 | -28.0% |
| 9 | Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate | 62.59 | 364 | -20.2% |
| 10 | Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook | 59.83 | 229 | -35.7% |
| 11 | Kensington | 57.61 | 415 | -17.3% |
| 12 | Crown Heights (North) | 56.07 | 386 | -25.0% |
| 13 | Williamsburg | 52.82 | 345 | -50.9% |
| 14 | Midwood | 40.36 | 351 | -17.8% |
| 15 | Sunset Park (West) | 39.19 | 109 | -40.4% |
| 16 | East Williamsburg | 37.73 | 351 | -39.6% |
| 17 | Bay Ridge | 35.77 | 254 | -48.3% |
| 18 | Sunset Park (Central) | 33.09 | 300 | -52.7% |
| 19 | Sheepshead Bay-Manhattan Beach-Gerritsen Beach | 32.46 | 255 | -40.7% |
| 20 | East New York-New Lots | 32.3 | 301 | -22.8% |
| 21 | East Flatbush-Rugby | 32.21 | 241 | -26.5% |
| 22 | Flatlands | 31.25 | 181 | -14.2% |
| 23 | Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill | 24.9 | 176 | -46.0% |
| 24 | Marine Park-Mill Basin-Bergen Beach | 23.8 | 198 | -13.5% |
| 25 | Bensonhurst | 21.57 | 365 | -7.8% |
| 26 | Dyker Heights | 21.54 | 91 | -37.7% |
| 27 | Brownsville | 19.66 | 175 | -30.3% |
| 28 | Borough Park | 18.79 | 177 | +5.4% |
| 29 | Madison | 18.37 | 144 | -14.8% |
| 30 | Gravesend (East)-Homecrest | 18.31 | 143 | -29.2% |
| 31 | East New York-City Line | 18.02 | 190 | -28.6% |
| 32 | Canarsie | 16.81 | 148 | -10.8% |
| 33 | Coney Island-Sea Gate | 16.73 | 85 | +14.9% |
| 34 | Spring Creek-Starrett City | 12.19 | 20 | -9.1% |
The rest of the city
How these figures are produced
Counts come from NYC 311 service requests with a complaint type of Rodent. Neighborhood names are NYC Department of City Planning Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, matched to zip codes by population. Reporting is self selected, and the city's Rat Mitigation Zones raise reporting where they operate. The full methodology is set out on the main report page.