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Safety in Islip · Not graded

Crime reported in Islip, NY

Islip has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.

Nearest with figures

The nearest New York towns with a Safety Grade

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
AmityvilleB+12 mi0.310.4
NorthportA15 mi0.15.3
Oyster Bay CoveA+19 mi0.12.8
BrookvilleA21 mi0.25.7
FreeportB21 mi1.59.1
Old WestburyA22 mi0.63.4

Straight-line distance from the center of Islip. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Islip.

On the roads

162 people died in crashes on Islip’s roads in 2019–2023

Islip had 152 fatal crashes in five years, in which 162 people died; 55 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.

That is 9.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New York towns of 100,000+ people (6.3, 16 towns).

162
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
55
pedestrians among them
5
cyclists among them
9.6
per 100,000 a year · New York towns of 100,000+: 6.3

Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.

Next door

Islip and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Brookhaven———
Babylon (township)———
Babylon (village)———
Smithtown———
Huntington———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Brookhaven, Babylon (township), Babylon (village), Smithtown and Huntington have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
  • A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.

How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →

Questions about safety in Islip

Is Islip, NY safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Islip. Islip has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest New York towns with a grade are Amityville (B+, 12 mi), Northport (A, 15 mi), Oyster Bay Cove (A+, 19 mi).

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.