Staten Island Rat Activity Report 2025
Staten Island recorded 1,130 rodent complaints in 2025, the smallest total of any borough, down 9.4 percent from 1,247 in 2024. That is the most modest decline in the city, where every other borough fell by at least 14 percent. Against a population of 494,956, the borough reported 22.83 complaints per 10,000 residents, the lowest rate citywide.
Reported activity concentrates along the North Shore. West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill led at 41.68 complaints per 10,000 residents from 107 complaints, up 11.5 percent year over year. Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville followed at 28.31 per 10,000 and rose 23.0 percent. Staten Island runs counter to the citywide picture at neighborhood level, with four of its five most affected areas reporting year over year increases.
- Complaints
- 1,130
- Change from 2024
- -9.4%
- Per 10,000 residents
- 22.83
- Rank by rate
- 5th
across Staten Island
from 1,247 complaints
population 494,956
of 5 boroughs
Staten Island trend, 2021 to 2025
| Year | Complaints | Per 10k | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,351 | 27.3 | Not available |
| 2022 | 1,320 | 26.67 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,297 | 26.2 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,247 | 25.19 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 1,130 | 22.83 | -9.4% |
Every Staten Island neighborhood
All 12 Staten Island neighborhoods, ordered by complaints per 10,000 residents. Neighborhoods we serve link through to our local Pest Control page.
| # | Neighborhood | Per 10k | Complaints | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill | 41.68 | 107 | +11.5% |
| 2 | Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville | 28.31 | 75 | +23.0% |
| 3 | Port Richmond | 26.8 | 51 | -20.3% |
| 4 | Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills | 26.06 | 119 | +7.2% |
| 5 | Great Kills-Eltingville | 25.19 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 6 | New Dorp-Midland Beach | 24.38 | 140 | -4.1% |
| 7 | Arden Heights-Rossville | 23.63 | 150 | -26.1% |
| 8 | Grasmere-Arrochar-South Beach-Dongan Hills | 23.26 | 96 | -25.0% |
| 9 | St. George-New Brighton | 21.68 | 89 | -33.1% |
| 10 | New Springville-Willowbrook-Bulls Head-Travis | 16.93 | 159 | -3.0% |
| 11 | Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow | 16.34 | 57 | +29.5% |
| 12 | Tottenville-Charleston | 6.45 | 10 | -52.4% |
The rest of the city
How these figures are produced
Counts come from NYC 311 service requests with a complaint type of Rodent. Neighborhood names are NYC Department of City Planning Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, matched to zip codes by population. Reporting is self selected, and the city's Rat Mitigation Zones raise reporting where they operate. The full methodology is set out on the main report page.