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Queens, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Queens has an overall crime rate of 13 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Queens is 1 in 80. How does Queens fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? Queens's crime rate is lower than approximately 19% of New York communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Queens has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Queens is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Queens does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Queens.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Queens occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Queens; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 342. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Queens; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Queens Crime Data

total Crime Index

40

(100 is safest)


Safer than 40% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Queens Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7,043

23,062

30,105

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.93

9.59

12.52

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.93
3.13
National Median: 4
    Queens
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 342

in Queens

1 in 319

in New York State

Queens Violent Crimes

Population: 2,405,464
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.59
13.52
National Median: 19
    Queens
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 104

in Queens

1 in 74

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 2,405,464
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Queens Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
317
34
National Median: 26.8
    Queens
    New York