Port Washington is an unincorporated community of 14,500 in Nassau County, about 16 miles east of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Port Washington?
Property crime in Port Washington is a little lower than in most US neighborhoods: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 68% of Americans live. Theft makes up 74% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A+, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 899 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Port Washington as a whole, and 32% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Port Washington scores 899.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Port Washington, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Port Washington, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Port Washington
Acts of vandalism are uncommon. Port Washington has acts of vandalism at less than half the US rate: 2.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Port Washington
Every part of Port Washington where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Port Washington run from A to A-.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Port Washington?
Reported property crime in Port Washington has risen 26% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 9.6 to 12 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 13%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Port WashingtonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Port Washington. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Port Washington
Property, US
2016
+8%
+15%
2017
+4%
+12%
2018
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-10%
-8%
2021
-5%
-10%
2022
+44%
-6%
2023
+46%
-7%
2024
+26%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Port Washington
CrimeGrade™ estimates Port Washington has about 12 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 48% less than the US as a whole and 45% less than New York.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Port Washington, about 74% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Port Washington and nearby cities
Port Washington has less property crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities; only Sands Point and Flower Hill have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Port Washington. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Port Washington is safer than 70% of them.
Jobs, night lighting and walkability in Port Washington
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Port Washington apart: it has 85 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 16.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.85 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 55% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (40 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 88% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.16.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Port Washington: D+ (19 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 78% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.37% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 74% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Port Washington
Property crime costs Port Washington about $1.1 million a year, or $73 per resident and about $217 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$73,000
$5
Theft
$680,000
$47
Vehicle theft
$41,000
$3
Arson
$3,600
under $1
Vandalism
$250,000
$18
Total
$1.1 million
$73
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
