Shelter Island Heights, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$345,370

Cost of Crime™ for Shelter Island Heights, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $380 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shelter Island Heights 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Shelter Island Heights against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Shelter Island Heights sits in the 22nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only Shelter Island Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Shelter Island Heights is 4.743 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 177 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 233 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Shelter Island Heights, NY report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shelter Island Heights, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Shelter Island Heights is projected at $345,370 for 2025, about $236 per resident and $380 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 46.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Shelter Island Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Shelter Island Heights, NY:	$236
Lyncourt, NY:	$421
Rexford, NY:	$66
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $236 per resident each year in Shelter Island Heights, which is $22 less than the national average and $37 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Shelter Island Heights:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $421 per person, which is $185 more than in Shelter Island Heights.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $66 per person, which is $171 less than in Shelter Island Heights

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Shelter Island Heights	Cost per Shelter Island Heights Resident
Murder	$123,236	$84
Rape/Sexual Assault	$33,789	$23
Robbery	$81,316	$56
Assault	$107,029	$73
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$345,370	$236

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Shelter Island Heights, 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 Shelter Island Heights totals $1,054,473 ($721 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,399,844 ($957 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Shelter Island Heights, 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 north part of the city 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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Shelter Island Heights Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.549
Robbery	1.768
Rape	0.3812
Murder	0.0449
Total Violent Crime	4.743 (D)

Individual Shelter Island Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Shelter Island Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Shelter Island Heights.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Shelter Island, NY	B	C-	C+
Dering Harbor, NY	C+	D+	D+
Greenport West, NY	A	B+	B+
Greenport, NY	A	B	B+
Southold, NY	B+	C	C
East Marion, NY	A+	A+	B
North Haven, NY	D	C	F
Noyack, NY	B-	B-	C-
Peconic, NY	A	C+	B+
Orient, NY	B+	A-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Shelter Island Heights is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Williford, AR	D-	D-	D-
Barbourmeade, KY	A-	A	A
Beaver Meadows, PA	B+	B-	B-
Myton, UT	C-	C	C
Morrisville, MO	C+	C-	C-
Nakina, NC	D+	D+	D+
Nauvoo, IL	B+	B-	B-
Nazlini, AZ	F	F	F
Neches, TX	C-	C-	C-
Nettie, WV	A-	B	B

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

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