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North Babylon, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

The crime rate in North Babylon is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 14 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in North Babylon is 1 in 74. Based on FBI crime data, North Babylon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, North Babylon has a crime rate that is higher than 75% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, North Babylon has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, North Babylon 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 North Babylon 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 North Babylon.

For North Babylon, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in North Babylon than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1195, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that North Babylon's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes North Babylon a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in North Babylon is one in 79.

North Babylon Crime Data

total Crime Index

36

(100 is safest)


Safer than 36% of U.S. cities.

North Babylon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

15

228

243

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.84

12.72

13.55

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.84
4.29
National Median: 4
    North Babylon
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,195

in North Babylon

1 in 233

in New York State

North Babylon Violent Crimes

Population: 17,927
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.72
17.22
National Median: 20
    North Babylon
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 79

in North Babylon

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 17,927
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

North Babylon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
71
44
National Median: 27.0
    North Babylon
    New York