Photo: AJW1188 · CC BY-SA 3.0Who polices Commack, and what they report
Commack has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Suffolk County. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Commack alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Commack
Policed by the county
Commack is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Commack. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest New York towns with their own police figures are Northport (A, 5 mi), Oyster Bay Cove (A+, 12 mi), Amityville (B+, 14 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Commack. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Suffolk County without police of their own, which include Commack.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Suffolk County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Suffolk County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest New York towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northport | A | 5 mi | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Oyster Bay Cove | A+ | 12 mi | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Amityville | B+ | 14 mi | 0.3 | 10.4 |
| Brookville | A | 15 mi | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Old Brookville | A+ | 17 mi | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Old Westbury | A | 17 mi | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Commack. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Commack.
27 people died in crashes on Commack’s roads in 2019–2023
Commack had 26 fatal crashes in five years, in which 27 people died; 4 were pedestrians. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 14.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New York towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.5, 116 towns).
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.
Commack and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithtown | — | — | — |
| Huntington | — | — | — |
| Islip | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Smithtown, Huntington and Islip have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 Commack
Is Commack, NY safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Commack. Commack has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Suffolk County. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Commack alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest New York towns with a grade are Northport (A, 5 mi), Oyster Bay Cove (A+, 12 mi), Amityville (B+, 14 mi).
Who polices Commack?
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. Commack is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Suffolk County without police of their own.
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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.