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Staten Island, 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

Staten Island has an overall crime rate of 10 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 Staten Island is 1 in 96. How does Staten Island fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? Staten Island's crime rate is lower than approximately 27% of New York communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Staten Island, and we found that the crime rate in Staten Island is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Staten Island is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Staten Island 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 Staten Island.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Staten Island 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 Staten Island; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 499. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Staten Island; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Staten Island Crime Data

total Crime Index

47

(100 is safest)


Safer than 47% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Staten Island Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

994

4,167

5,161

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.01

8.41

10.41

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.01
3.13
National Median: 4
    Staten Island
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 499

in Staten Island

1 in 319

in New York State

Staten Island Violent Crimes

Population: 495,747
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
8.41
13.52
National Median: 19
    Staten Island
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 119

in Staten Island

1 in 74

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 495,747
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

Staten Island Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
90
34
National Median: 26.8
    Staten Island
    New York