Lake Grove, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lake Grove in green. The most dangerous areas in Lake Grove 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 Lake Grove, NY Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Lake Grove is in the 88th percentile for safety, meaning 12% of cities are safer and 88% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lake Grove's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lake Grove is 0.0238 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake Grove generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lake Grove may be as high as 1 in 35,127 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 48,567 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Lake Grove, NY: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Lake Grove has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lake Grove's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lake Grove to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Lake Grove is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Lake Grove, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lake Grove about $536,484 in 2025, or roughly $45 per resident. This is part of Lake Grove's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lake Grove, including every crime type and how Lake Grove compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Lake Grove's crime maps on the Lake Grove overall crime page.

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Individual Lake Grove Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Lake Grove is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Grove.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Nesconset, NY	A	B+	B	A+
Centereach, NY	A-	B+	B-	A+
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY	B	C+	C	A-
St. James, NY	B	B	C-	A+
Ronkonkoma, NY	B	B-	C	A+
Stony Brook University, NY	B-	C-	C-	A-
Stony Brook, NY	A	B+	B	A
Village of the Branch, NY	D+	C+	D-	A
Head of the Harbor, NY	B-	A	D+	A+
Selden, NY	B+	B	C+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lake Grove is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Market, AL	A	A	A	C+
Mount Vernon, IN	B	B+	B+	C
Mount Vernon, VA	B-	A	A	B+
Murphysboro, IL	C+	B-	B-	C-
Nanakuli, HI	C+	A-	A-	A
Nantucket, MA	C+	D-	D-	A-
Napoleon, OH	B+	B	B	A
Nappanee, IN	B	B	B	D+
New Haven, MI	A-	B+	B+	C+
New Kingman-Butler, AZ	B+	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Grove, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 78% actual proficiency versus 71% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lake Grove schools on SchoolGrade

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