The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Brightwaters, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$785,634

Cost of Crime™ for Brightwaters, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $738 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Brightwaters with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Brightwaters, NY Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Brightwaters's combined rate is lower than the norm. Brightwaters sits in the 79th percentile, ahead of 79% of cities and behind 21%. The grade covers only Brightwaters's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Brightwaters is 15.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 40 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Brightwaters, NY report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brightwaters, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brightwaters for 2025 is $785,634, about $238 per resident and $738 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brightwaters Compared to Other Cities?

Brightwaters, NY:	$238
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brightwaters is $238 per year, which is $226 less than the national average and $97 less than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Brightwaters:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $485 more than in Brightwaters.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $115 less than in Brightwaters

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Brightwaters for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Brightwaters	Cost per Brightwaters Resident
Murder	$192,242	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$67,401	$20
Robbery	$106,109	$32
Assault	$105,351	$32
Kidnapping	$11,169	$3
Vehicle Theft	$68,832	$21
Burglary	$43,013	$13
Theft	$143,629	$44
Arson	$4,663	$1
Vandalism	$17,873	$5
Animal Cruelty	$1,680	$1
Drug Crimes	$10,856	$3
Identity Theft	$12,817	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$785,634	$238

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Brightwaters, NY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Brightwaters totals $1,686,807 ($512 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,472,441 ($750 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Brightwaters's 3,297 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Brightwaters Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.113
Robbery	1.023
Rape	0.3372
Murder	0.0310
Total Violent Crime	2.504 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.412
Vehicle Theft	1.348
Burglary	1.438
Arson	0.0586
Total Property Crime	11.26 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0559
Drug Crimes	0.4451
Vandalism	0.7588
Identity Theft	0.5022
Animal Cruelty	0.0689
Total "Other" Rate	1.831 (A+)

Individual Brightwaters Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bay Shore, NY	C+	D+	D+
West Islip, NY	A-	B+	B
Baywood, NY	B+	C+	C+
North Bay Shore, NY	B	C-	C
Islip, NY	B	C	C
North Babylon, NY	B+	B-	C+
Babylon, NY	B+	B-	C
Deer Park, NY	C+	C-	D+
East Islip, NY	B+	B-	C+
Brentwood, NY	B+	C	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Brightwaters is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. 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
National Park, NJ	B+	A-	A-
Warner, OK	D+	C+	C+
Thorsby, AL	B+	B-	B-
Chimayo, NM	F	F	F
Crandall, GA	B-	C-	C-
Westport, IN	B+	D	D
Schoharie, NY	A-	B-	B-
Saluda, NC	D+	C-	C-
New Hampton, NY	B-	B-	B-
Mattapoisett Center, MA	B-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Brightwaters 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 Brightwaters, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 59% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Brightwaters schools on SchoolGrade

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