Charleston, Staten Island, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for Charleston, Staten Island, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $719 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Charleston with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Charleston against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Charleston sits in the 45th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 45% of neighborhoods and behind 55%. The grade covers only Charleston's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Charleston is 4.756 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 114 in the south areas to 1 in 355 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Charleston, Staten Island, NY report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Charleston, Staten Island, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Charleston is projected at $1,017,184 for 2025, about $280 per resident and $719 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Charleston Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Charleston, Staten Island, NY:	$280
Group 14621, Rochester, NY:	$529
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY:	$128
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $280 per resident each year in Charleston, which is $21 more than the national average and $81 more than Staten Island's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Charleston:

In Group 14621, Rochester, NY, crime costs $529 per person, which is $250 more than in Charleston.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, crime costs $128 per person, which is $151 less than in Charleston

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Charleston, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Charleston	Cost per Charleston Resident
Murder	$465,469	$128
Rape/Sexual Assault	$71,037	$20
Robbery	$287,052	$79
Assault	$193,626	$53
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,017,184	$280

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Charleston, Staten Island, NY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Charleston totals $3,644,607 ($1,003 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,661,790 ($1,282 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Charleston, Staten Island, NY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Charleston Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Charleston residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.855
Robbery	2.511
Rape	0.3223
Murder	0.0681
Total Violent Crime	4.756 (C)

Individual Charleston Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Charleston is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Charleston.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rossville, Staten Island, NY	A+	A	A+
Woodrow, Staten Island, NY	A+	A	A+
Prince's Bay, Staten Island, NY	A+	B+	A
Huguenot, Staten Island, NY	A+	A-	A+
Tottenville, Staten Island, NY	A+	B-	A
Arden Heights, Staten Island, NY	A+	A	A+
Annandale-on-Hudson, Staten Island, NY	A+	A-	A
Bridgeton, Woodbridge, NJ	A	A	A-
Ettingville, Staten Island, NY	A+	A-	A+
Great Kills, Staten Island, NY	A+	A-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Charleston is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Old Town, Beaumont, TX	F	D-	D-
Webster Park-Shady Dell, Springfield, MO	D-	D	D
Calton Gardens, Laredo, TX	C	C+	C+
Tri-Lakes, Woodmoor, CO	B+	A-	A-
Thousand Oaks, Berkeley, CA	C	C	C
City in the Hills, Bakersfield, CA	A	A	A
The Palisades, Washington, DC	C	C-	C-
Conant Gardens, Detroit, MI	D-	F	F
Tara Hills, San Pablo, CA	B+	B	B
Sayler Park, Cincinnati, OH	B	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Charleston is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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