Hempstead, NY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Hempstead

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Hempstead_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,522 (estimate)	1,984	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Hempstead_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.1	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.7	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	120.9	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	225.0	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	483 (estimate)	380	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	223.7	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,303.0	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	77.4	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,039 (estimate)	1,604	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Hempstead is 12% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 6.91 daily crimes that occur in Hempstead.
Hempstead is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States.
In Hempstead you have a 1 in 40 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Hempstead has decreased by 3%.

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Daily Crime In Hempstead (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Hempstead

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Hempstead is 1 in 208

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Hempstead is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in Hempstead is 1 in 40

Year Over Year Crime In Hempstead (per 100,000 people)

Hempstead police department

Item	Hempstead	New York	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	109,351	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.9	3.3

Sex offenders in New York

State	Total offenders	New York_/100K	National_/100K
New York	21,601	118	222

There are a total of 21,601 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 118 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 47% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Plandome, NY	1,430	53	225	278
Hewlett Harbor, NY	1,259	53	225	278
Point Lookout, NY	1,246	53	225	278
Roslyn Estates, NY	1,194	53	225	278
Atlantic Beach, NY	1,613	53	225	278
Hempstead, NY	54,801	483	2,039	2,522

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Paramount, CA	54,813	508	3,036	3,544
Weymouth Town, MA	54,815	315	1,304	1,619
The Hammocks, FL	54,833	470	2,862	3,332
Corvallis, OR	54,735	125	2,806	2,931
South Hill, WA	54,878	354	4,314	4,668
Hempstead, NY	54,801	483	2,039	2,522

Source: The Hempstead, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.