West Hempstead is an unincorporated community of 25,800 in Nassau County, about 18 miles east of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in West Hempstead?
Property crime in West Hempstead sits near the national middle: an A-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 52% of Americans live. Theft makes up 70% 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 810 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than West Hempstead as a whole, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Hempstead scores 810.
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 West Hempstead, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Hempstead, 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 West Hempstead
Vandalism runs low. West Hempstead has 3.0 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 5.5.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in West Hempstead
Every part of West Hempstead where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across West Hempstead run from A to B.
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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 West Hempstead?
Reported property crime in West Hempstead has risen 20% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 9.1 to 11 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Property crime, change since 2019
West HempsteadUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve West Hempstead. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, West Hempstead
Property, US
2016
+11%
+15%
2017
+5%
+12%
2018
+0%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-13%
-8%
2021
-7%
-10%
2022
+40%
-6%
2023
+48%
-7%
2024
+20%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in West Hempstead
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Hempstead has about 14 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 42% less than the US as a whole and 39% 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 West Hempstead, about 70% 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 West Hempstead and nearby cities
West Hempstead has more property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Malverne and Garden City have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Hempstead. 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, West Hempstead has more property crime than 58% of them.
Transit, night lighting and walkability in West Hempstead
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set West Hempstead apart: it has 34 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 2.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for West Hempstead: C- (27 of 100).34 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 94% 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.C (35 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 85% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 90% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 86% 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 West Hempstead
Property crime costs West Hempstead about $2.2 million a year, or $84 per resident and about $282 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
$170,000
$7
Theft
$1.3 million
$50
Vehicle theft
$130,000
$5
Arson
$14,000
$1
Vandalism
$550,000
$21
Total
$2.2 million
$84
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. West Hempstead is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
