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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$4.48 million

Cost of Crime™ for Stony Brook, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $529 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook, 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 Stony Brook's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Stony Brook sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Stony Brook's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Stony Brook is 12.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 36 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 240 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Stony Brook, NY report the most crime, about 70 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Stony Brook, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Stony Brook for 2025 is $4,483,758, about $188 per resident and $529 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Stony Brook Compared to Other Cities?

Stony Brook, NY:	$188
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Stony Brook is $188 per year, which is $276 less than the national average and $147 less than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Stony Brook:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $535 more than in Stony Brook.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $65 less than in Stony Brook

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Stony Brook	Cost per Stony Brook Resident
Murder	$1.07 million	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$447,881	$19
Robbery	$558,326	$23
Assault	$638,930	$27
Kidnapping	$78,516	$3
Vehicle Theft	$250,116	$10
Burglary	$172,181	$7
Theft	$956,597	$40
Arson	$35,560	$1
Vandalism	$123,261	$5
Animal Cruelty	$9,287	$0
Drug Crimes	$41,722	$2
Identity Theft	$97,892	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$4,483,758	$188

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Stony Brook, 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 Stony Brook totals $9,754,298 ($409 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,238,056 ($597 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, of which Stony Brook has 10, do the same, and of Stony Brook's 23,835 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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Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9334
Robbery	0.7447
Rape	0.3099
Murder	0.0240
Total Violent Crime	2.012 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.749
Vehicle Theft	0.6777
Burglary	0.7965
Arson	0.0618
Total Property Crime	9.285 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0543
Drug Crimes	0.2366
Vandalism	0.7239
Identity Theft	0.5306
Animal Cruelty	0.0527
Total "Other" Rate	1.598 (A+)

Individual Stony Brook Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Stony Brook University, NY	B-	C-	C-
East Setauket, NY	B+	A-	C
Setauket-East Setauket, NY	B	B+	C-
Head of the Harbor, NY	B-	A	D+
St. James, NY	B	B	C-
Centereach, NY	A-	B+	B-
Lake Grove, NY	B-	B	C-
Nissequogue, NY	A+	A+	A-
Poquott, NY	A+	A+	B+
Old Field, NY	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Stony Brook 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
Cary, IL	A+	A	A
Washington, NC	D	D	D
Vidor, TX	D+	D+	D+
Versailles, KY	B-	A-	A-
Cohoes, NY	B-	C+	C+
Clinton, UT	D+	A-	A-
Chowchilla, CA	C-	D+	D+
Chalfont, PA	A+	A+	A+
Chagrin Falls, OH	B	C	C
Central Falls, RI	B-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 84% actual proficiency versus 77% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Stony Brook schools on SchoolGrade

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