The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Rockaway, NY
East Rockaway is a village of 11,600 in Nassau County, about 19 miles southeast of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is East Rockaway, NY safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in East Rockaway: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Every neighborhood in East Rockaway grades A.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 889 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East Rockaway as a whole, and 37% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East Rockaway scores 889.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 East Rockaway, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East Rockaway, 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 in East Rockaway
Simple assaults are uncommon. East Rockaway has simple assaults at less than half the US rate: 3.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of East Rockaway
Every part of East Rockaway where people live grades A or B on the national scale.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within East Rockaway, the west side has the least crime and the north side the most.
Is crime going up in East Rockaway?
Reported property crime in East Rockaway has risen 20% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 7.3 to 8.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Property crime, change since 2019
East RockawayUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve East Rockaway. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, East Rockaway
Property, US
2016
+14%
+15%
2017
+7%
+12%
2018
+1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-12%
-8%
2021
-7%
-10%
2022
+41%
-6%
2023
+49%
-7%
2024
+20%
-15%
Crime rates and types in East Rockaway
CrimeGrade™ estimates East Rockaway has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 58% less than the US as a whole and 61% less than New York.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in East Rockaway, about 46% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How East Rockaway compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to East Rockaway, 5 have less crime. Malverne and Rockville Centre have the least.
Night lighting, jobs and walkability in East Rockaway
Two things set East Rockaway apart: it has 17 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 60% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with few jobs tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
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
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.17 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 90% 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 and assault. 54% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.60% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 87% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 80% 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 crime costs East Rockaway
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs East Rockaway about $362 a year per household, 70% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $4.3 million a year, or $369 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$130,000
$11
Rape
$68,000
$6
Robbery
$87,000
$8
Assault
$610,000
$53
Burglary
$83,000
$7
Theft
$430,000
$37
Vehicle theft
$37,000
$3
Arson
$7,300
$1
Vandalism
$210,000
$18
Total
$1.7 million
$143
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in East Rockaway means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. East Rockaway 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.
Schools in East Rockaway, NY average a SchoolGrade of A: 68% of students test proficient, against 72% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in East Rockaway on SchoolGrade
