John Philip Sousa House · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest town with a Safety Grade to North Hempstead is Kensington, 2 miles away
16 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles. North Hempstead has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest New York towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington | A | 2 mi | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Sands Point | A | 4 mi | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Old Westbury | A | 4 mi | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Old Brookville | A+ | 4 mi | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Garden City | A− | 6 mi | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| Brookville | A | 6 mi | 0.2 | 5.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of North Hempstead. Nearby towns can differ a lot from North Hempstead.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
83 people died in crashes on North Hempstead’s roads in 2019–2023
North Hempstead had 71 fatal crashes in five years, in which 83 people died; 21 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 7 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 7.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for New York towns of 100,000+ people (6.3, 16 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.
North Hempstead and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Bay | — | — | — |
| Hempstead | — | — | — |
| New York City | D | 6.7 | 23.5 |
| Garden City | A− | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| Westbury | — | — | — |
| Great Neck Estates | — | — | — |
| Roslyn Harbor | — | — | — |
| Lake Success | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Oyster Bay, Hempstead, Westbury, Roslyn Harbor and Lake Success have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Great Neck Estates reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 North Hempstead
Is North Hempstead, NY safe?
There is no Safety Grade for North Hempstead. The nearest New York towns with a grade are Kensington (A, 2 mi), Sands Point (A, 4 mi), Old Westbury (A, 4 mi).
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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.