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)	2,443 (estimate)	1,922	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Hempstead_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.2	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	31.7	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	113.0	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	228.3	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	478 (estimate)	376	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	201.7	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,271.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	72.9	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,965 (estimate)	1,546	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Great Neck Gardens, NY	1,278	53	217	270
Laurel Hollow, NY	1,929	53	217	270
Bellerose, NY	1,318	53	217	270
Plandome, NY	1,228	53	217	270
Hewlett Harbor, NY	1,247	53	217	270
Point Lookout, NY	1,128	53	217	270
Roslyn Estates, NY	1,200	53	217	270
Hempstead, NY	55,454	478	1,965	2,443

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Hempstead is 14% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 6.69 daily crimes that occur in Hempstead.
Hempstead is safer than 26% of the cities in the United States.
In Hempstead you have a 1 in 41 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)

How Safe is Hempstead (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Hempstead

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Hempstead is 1 in 210

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Hempstead is 1 in 51

The chance of being a victim of crime in Hempstead is 1 in 41

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	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Decatur, AL	55,419	278	4,695	4,973
Anderson, IN	55,342	435	4,161	4,596
Weymouth Town, MA	55,601	287	939	1,225
Pflugerville, TX	55,712	244	1,607	1,852
South Hill, WA	55,194	376	4,352	4,728
Hempstead, NY	55,454	478	1,965	2,443

Source: The Hempstead, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.