Long Island Crime Rate | 👮 Is Long Island Safe? [Data, Stats, Reports, Map]

Rob Marchese • June 20, 2021
the safest county in the United States

Understanding the Long Island Crime Rate

What is the Long Island crime rate?
  • Kings County (Brooklyn)
  • Queens County (Queens)
  • Nassau County
  • Suffolk County
When New Yorkers refer to Long Island, they are generally referring to only Suffolk and Nassau counties
  • 988 total crimes per 100,000 people
  • 121 violent crimes per 100,000 people
  • 867 property crimes per 100,000 people
  • 1,234 total crimes per 100,000 people
  • 96 violent crimes per 100,000 people
  • 1,138 property crimes per 100,000 people
an average Long Island crime rate
That makes Long Island a very safe place to live.

Crime on Long Island vs New York City

Long Island has 59% less crime than New York City.

Long Island Crime Map

Property Crime in Long Island, NY

  • 10,233 thefts and larceny
  • 869 burglaries
  • 639 car thefts
  • 14,854 thefts and larceny
  • 1,061 burglaries
  • 835 car thefts
the Long Island property crime rate is 1,002 property crimes per capita

Violent Crime in Long Island, NY

  • 1,081 aggravated assaults
  • 490 robberies
  • 57 rapes
  • 16 murders
  • 852 aggravated assaults
  • 302 robberies
  • 234 rapes
  • 26 murders
There were 44 homicides in Long Island in 2020.

High Crime Areas of Long Island

  • The Village of Hempstead (pop. 55,000) in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County has 5.74 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
  • The town of Riverhead (pop. 33,500) in Suffolk County has a total crime rate of 66.8 per 1,000 residents. Most violent crime occurs in west neighborhoods where your chance of being the victim is as high as 1 in 4.
  • The village of Freeport (pop. 43,000) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County has 1.61 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
the highest rate of crime in Long Island

Safest Places to Live in Long Island

Port Washington

Town of Southold

Long Beach

Garden City

Floral Park

Lynbrook

Rockville Centre

Glen Cove

In 2019, there were only 89 crimes reported in the entire city

Long Island Safety Tips – How to Avoid Crime on Long Island

Long Island Police Departments

  • Nassau County Police Department
  • Suffolk County Police Department which serves the towns of Brookhaven, Smithtown, Huntington, Islip, and Babylon
  • Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office has a patrol division
  • New York State Police patrol most parkways and state parks
  • New York State University Police patrol SUNY campuses on Long Island

Long Island Crime FAQ

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