The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Massapequa Park, NY
Massapequa Park is a village of 17,000 in Nassau County, about 30 miles east of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Massapequa Park, NY safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Massapequa Park has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 68% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Every neighborhood in Massapequa Park grades A.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 904 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Massapequa Park as a whole, and 32% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Massapequa Park scores 904.
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 Massapequa Park, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Massapequa Park, 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 Massapequa Park
Simple assaults are uncommon. Massapequa Park has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.7 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Massapequa Park
Every part of Massapequa Park 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 Massapequa Park, the north side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Massapequa Park?
Reported property crime in Massapequa Park has risen 25% 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 6.7 to 8.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Massapequa ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Massapequa Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Massapequa Park
Property, US
2016
+13%
+15%
2017
+6%
+12%
2018
+1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
-8%
2021
-3%
-10%
2022
+46%
-6%
2023
+55%
-7%
2024
+25%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Massapequa Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Massapequa Park has about 13 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 64% less than the US as a whole and 67% 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 Massapequa Park, about 51% 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 Massapequa Park compares with nearby cities
Massapequa Park has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Massapequa Park. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Massapequa Park is safer than 72% of them.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Massapequa Park
Two things set Massapequa Park apart: it has 2.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 0.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 95% 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. 77% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 56% of US city residents
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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.19 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.1 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 Massapequa Park
Crime costs Massapequa Park about $353 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 71% 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 $5.1 million a year, or $300 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$150,000
$9
Rape
$120,000
$7
Robbery
$71,000
$4
Assault
$670,000
$40
Burglary
$99,000
$6
Theft
$590,000
$35
Vehicle theft
$43,000
$3
Arson
$8,700
$1
Vandalism
$240,000
$14
Total
$2.0 million
$118
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 Massapequa Park 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. Massapequa Park 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 Massapequa Park, NY average a SchoolGrade of A: 70% of students test proficient, against 78% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Massapequa Park on SchoolGrade
