Queens, NY Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US city. Queens is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Queens's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Queens is 0.8408 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Queens generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Queens may be as high as 1 in 1,065 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,365 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northwest parts of Queens, NY: about 489 per year. The northeast part of Queens has fewer cases of robbery with only 109 in a typical year.

How Queens's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Queens 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 robbery rate, Queens is safer than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Robbery in Queens, NY

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Queens about $67,764,432 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Queens's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Queens, including every crime type and how Queens compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Queens's crime maps on the Queens overall crime page.

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Individual Queens Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Bellerose Terrace, NY	B+	C	B	D-
Queens Village, NY	D	D-	D-	F
Bellerose, NY	B-	D	C	F
Saddle Rock, NY	C	B+	D	D-
Floral Park, NY	B-	C-	C-	F
Great Neck Estates, NY	D+	D	D-	F
Elmont, NY	C+	D+	C-	D-
South Floral Park, NY	A-	C	B	D
Russell Gardens, NY	C+	D+	D+	D-
Lake Success, NY	D+	D	D-	F

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Queens is similar versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Schaumburg, IL	B	A	A	C
Savannah, GA	D-	D	D	C+
Schenectady, NY	B-	C-	C-	D-
Sandy Springs, GA	D+	C-	C-	C+
Santa Rosa, CA	C+	D+	D+	F
Santa Fe, NM	F	F	F	D-
Scranton, PA	C-	C-	C-	D-
Santa Cruz, CA	D+	D	D	F
Scottsdale, AZ	D+	C-	C-	C-
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Queens, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 66% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Queens schools on SchoolGrade

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