Dix Hills, NY Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Dix Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Dix Hills 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 Dix Hills, NY Safe?

The D grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US city. Dix Hills is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Dix Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Dix Hills is 0.7525 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Dix Hills generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Dix Hills may be as high as 1 in 990 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,601 in the northeast part of the city. See the section on interpreting the robbery map, however, because comparing rates for robbery 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 Dix Hills, NY: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Dix Hills has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Robbery Maps

When looking at the robbery map for Dix Hills, remember that the rate of robbery 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 northwest part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the robbery rate map do not always indicate danger for Dix Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Dix Hills 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 Dix Hills has 3, have the same problem. Of Dix Hills’s 27,348 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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Dix Hills Crime Breakdown

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

Individual Dix Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Dix Hills is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Dix Hills.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Pine Aire, NY	F	F	F	F
Deer Park, NY	C+	C-	D+	D-
South Huntington, NY	D+	D+	D-	F
Wyandanch, NY	B-	C-	C-	D-
Melville, NY	B-	C+	D+	D-
Baywood, NY	B+	C+	C+	D-
Commack, NY	B+	A-	C	D+
Greenlawn, NY	B+	B-	C+	D
East Northport, NY	A-	A-	B-	D
Huntington Station, NY	B-	C	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Dix Hills is higher versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Harbor City, CA	C	D+	D+	D-
South Portland, ME	C	A+	A+	A+
Sebastian, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Sachse, TX	C	C+	C+	B
Mount Pleasant, WI	C	C+	C+	B+
Loma Linda, CA	D+	D+	D+	D-
Logansport, IN	C+	B-	B-	C+
Lebanon, OR	C	B	B	C+
Kings Mountain, NC	C-	C-	C-	C+
Homewood, AL	D	B	B	B+

Considering only the robbery rate, Dix Hills is safer than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dix Hills, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 81% actual proficiency versus 76% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Dix Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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