Glen Oaks, Queens, NY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Glen Oaks in green. The most dangerous areas in Glen Oaks are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Glen Oaks, Queens, NY Safe?

The B- grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Glen Oaks is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of neighborhoods are safer and 61% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Glen Oaks's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Glen Oaks is 2.245 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Glen Oaks generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Glen Oaks may be as high as 1 in 343 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 594 in the central part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Glen Oaks, Queens, NY: about 15 per year. The southwest part of Glen Oaks has fewer cases of assault with only 2 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Glen Oaks, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Glen Oaks residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Glen Oaks has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Glen Oaks has 1, have the same problem. Of Glen Oaks’s 17,853 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Glen Oaks Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Glen Oaks residents in a standard year.

Individual Glen Oaks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Glen Oaks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Glen Oaks.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Bellerose, Queens, NY	A	B	A	B-
Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens, NY	B+	B-	B-	B-
Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY	A-	A	B+	A
University Gardens, Great Neck, NY	C-	D+	D	D+
Queens Village, Queens, NY	A-	B-	A-	C+
Bayside, Queens, NY	B+	C	B	C
Hollis, Queens, NY	A	B	A	B
Auburndale, Queens, NY	A	A	A	A
Cambria Heights, Queens, NY	A-	B-	A-	B-
St Albans, Queens, NY	A-	C+	A-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Glen Oaks is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Sherwood-Tualatin South, Tualatin, OR	F	D	D	D+
College Hill, Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	B-
Cove-East Side, Stamford, CT	A-	A+	A+	A+
Crawford, Chicago, IL	B	B+	B+	A-
Crocker Amazon, San Francisco, CA	B	C	C	C+
Deaveaux, Toledo, OH	C-	D+	D+	D+
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX	F	F	F	F
Sunset Hill, Seattle, WA	D	B-	B-	B+
Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX	D	C-	C-	C
SouthWest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D+	D	D	D+

Considering only the assault rate, Glen Oaks is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Glen Oaks, Queens, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Glen Oaks schools on SchoolGrade

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