Murder per Capita in Shelter Island Heights
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Shelter Island Heights residents.
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$84
Murder costs the average Shelter Island Heights resident about $84 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Shelter Island Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Shelter Island Heights 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 Shelter Island Heights, NY Safe from Murder?
The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Shelter Island Heights is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of cities are safer and 65% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Shelter Island Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Shelter Island Heights is 0.0449 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Shelter Island Heights generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Shelter Island Heights may be as high as 1 in 12,556 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 33,131 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Shelter Island Heights, NY: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Shelter Island Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Shelter Island Heights's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Shelter Island Heights 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.
| Shelter Island Heights, NY: | 0.0449 |
|---|---|
| New York: | 0.0379 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Shelter Island Heights is less safe 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 Shelter Island Heights, NY
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Shelter Island Heights about $123,236 in 2025, or roughly $84 per resident. This is part of Shelter Island Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Shelter Island Heights, including every crime type and how Shelter Island Heights 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 Shelter Island Heights's crime maps on the Shelter Island Heights overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Shelter Island Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Shelter Island Heights.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | C- | C+ | B+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | A- | |
A | B+ | B+ | A | |
A | B | B+ | B+ | |
B+ | C | C | B | |
A+ | A+ | B | B- | |
D | C | F | B+ | |
B- | B- | C- | A | |
A | C+ | B+ | B+ | |
B+ | A- | C | A+ |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Shelter Island Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D- | D- | D- | C- | |
A- | A | A | C- | |
B+ | B- | B- | B- | |
C- | C | C | C | |
C+ | C- | C- | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
B+ | B- | B- | C+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C- | C- | C- | C | |
A- | B | B | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shelter Island Heights, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 67% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Shelter Island Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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