Is this map accurate (Brookhaven, Roosevelt: high crime, home, neighborhood)

[takeoutchick]

We would like to buy a home on LI and are concerned about crime. Are crime statistics posted anywhere? I came across this map. How accurate is it for your area?

https://crimegrade.org/

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by takeoutchick

We would like to buy a home on LI and are concerned about crime. Are crime statistics posted anywhere? I came across this map. How accurate is it for your area?

https://crimegrade.org/

Try this one and compare. Moderator cut: link removed, competitor site

[richardstarkey]

Meh. Most of those types of maps and charts and such are not very accurate.
They may be a good snapshot for certain areas, but it’s usually something you already know like a notorious crime area. My old neighborhood in Nassau comes up as being fairly good, but I know for a fact crime has skyrocketed. Not so much violent crimes and murder, but property crimes have raised exponentially. So, don’t trust the maps. You need boots on the ground.

[agw123]

Originally Posted by takeoutchick

We would like to buy a home on LI and are concerned about crime. Are crime statistics posted anywhere? I came across this map. How accurate is it for your area?

https://crimegrade.org/

It lists MacArthur airport as a high crime area with an F.

Guess the data doesnt take in to account statistical anomalies

[85dumbo]

That map shows Williston Park is a crime infested area, while Roosevelt is nice and green.

[P Larsen]

I know that site is hilariously inaccurate for areas of my town and a number of nearby towns in Massachusetts, in having a bias for overstating crime, so I would say that one should not assume it is inaccurate.

[richardstarkey]

Originally Posted by 85dumbo

That map shows Williston Park is a crime infested area, while Roosevelt is nice and green.

Because all the criminals from Roosevelt are going to Williston Park to commit crimes?

[nancy thereader]

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Strongs Neck in Setauket where I grew up also appears to be crime-ridden .

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by richardstarkey

Because all the criminals from Roosevelt are going to Williston Park to commit crimes?

And they all go right to the 3rd precinct in WP.

[Tiger_Scout]

Avoid Wyandanch, Gordon Heights, North Bellport, especially at night. Also Brookhaven National Laboratory according to that map.