The crime rate in North Babylon is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 14 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in North Babylon is 1 in 74. Based on FBI crime data, North Babylon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, North Babylon has a crime rate that is higher than 75% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, North Babylon has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, North Babylon is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how North Babylon does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in North Babylon.

For North Babylon, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in North Babylon than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1195, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that North Babylon's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes North Babylon a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in North Babylon is one in 79.