The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Long Island City, Queens, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$26.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Long Island City, Queens, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $857 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Long Island City 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 Long Island City, Queens, NY Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Long Island City's combined rate is lower than the norm. Long Island City sits in the 72nd percentile, ahead of 72% of neighborhoods and behind 28%. The grade covers only Long Island City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Long Island City is 26.80 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 4 in the east areas to 1 in 49 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Long Island City, Queens, NY report the most crime, about 447 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Long Island City, Queens, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Long Island City for 2025 is $26,786,976, about $400 per resident and $857 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Long Island City Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Long Island City, Queens, NY:	$400
Theater District, Manhattan, N:	$793
Arden Heights, Staten Island, :	$238
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Long Island City is $400 per year, which is $64 less than the national average and $65 more than Queens's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Long Island City:

In Theater District, Manhattan, N, crime costs $793 per person, which is $393 more than in Long Island City.
In Arden Heights, Staten Island, , crime costs $238 per person, which is $162 less than in Long Island City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Long Island City	Cost per Long Island City Resident
Murder	$8.04 million	$120
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.27 million	$19
Robbery	$1.74 million	$26
Assault	$5.41 million	$81
Kidnapping	$167,140	$2
Vehicle Theft	$1.65 million	$25
Burglary	$468,069	$7
Theft	$4.77 million	$71
Arson	$116,586	$2
Vandalism	$2.63 million	$39
Animal Cruelty	$47,049	$1
Drug Crimes	$300,414	$4
Identity Theft	$191,079	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$26,786,976	$400

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Long Island City, Queens, 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 Long Island City totals $61,671,524 ($921 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $88,458,500 ($1,321 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 west part of the neighborhood 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, of which Long Island City has 28, do the same, and of Long Island City's 66,953 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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Long Island City 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 Long Island City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.812
Robbery	0.8250
Rape	0.3120
Murder	0.0639
Total Violent Crime	4.013 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.75
Vehicle Theft	1.589
Burglary	0.7708
Arson	0.0721
Total Property Crime	16.18 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0412
Drug Crimes	0.6066
Vandalism	5.493
Identity Theft	0.3687
Animal Cruelty	0.0950
Total "Other" Rate	6.604 (B)

Individual Long Island City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Long Island City is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Long Island City.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, NY	A+	A-	A+
North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY	A-	A	A-
Sunnyside, Queens, NY	A-	B+	A-
Murray Hill, Manhattan, NY	B+	B	B
Upper East Side, Manhattan, NY	A-	B+	A
Astoria, Queens, NY	A-	B	A-
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	C+
Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY	B	C	B+
Midtown, Manhattan, NY	C-	C-	D
Gramercy, Manhattan, NY	C+	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Long Island City is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Valley Oak, Stockton, CA	B	D-	D-
Estrella, Phoenix, AZ	B-	C	C
Far Northwest, Fort Worth, TX	A	A	A
Flagami, Miami, FL	B+	B+	B+
Fordham, Bronx, NY	B-	C	C
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY	B-	B-	B-
Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL	C	C-	C-
Lone Mountain, Las Vegas, NV	B+	B+	B+
University City, San Diego, CA	B+	B+	B+
University Heights, Bronx, NY	B+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Long Island City is less safe 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 Long Island City, Queens, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 80% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Long Island City schools on SchoolGrade

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