The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Hempstead, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$2.61 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Hempstead, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $1,941 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Hempstead with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is New Hempstead, NY Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New Hempstead's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. New Hempstead sits in the 36th percentile, ahead of 36% of cities and behind 64%. The grade covers only New Hempstead's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Hempstead is 29.19 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 53 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of New Hempstead, NY report the most crime, about 36 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Hempstead, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Hempstead for 2025 is $2,613,605, about $467 per resident and $1,941 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Hempstead Compared to Other Cities?

New Hempstead, NY:	$467
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Hempstead is $467 per year, which is $3 more than the national average and $132 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Hempstead:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $256 more than in New Hempstead.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $344 less than in New Hempstead

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of New Hempstead for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to New Hempstead	Cost per New Hempstead Resident
Murder	$860,750	$154
Rape/Sexual Assault	$108,453	$19
Robbery	$195,375	$35
Assault	$607,539	$109
Kidnapping	$17,589	$3
Vehicle Theft	$100,987	$18
Burglary	$91,489	$16
Theft	$557,359	$100
Arson	$9,103	$2
Vandalism	$33,372	$6
Animal Cruelty	$2,757	$0
Drug Crimes	$11,171	$2
Identity Theft	$17,663	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$2,613,605	$467

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Hempstead, NY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in New Hempstead totals $6,482,495 ($1,159 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,096,100 ($1,626 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which New Hempstead has 1, do the same, and of New Hempstead's 5,595 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in New Hempstead, NY at ISP Reports.

New Hempstead Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 New Hempstead residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.781
Robbery	1.110
Rape	0.3197
Murder	0.0819
Total Violent Crime	5.293 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.23
Vehicle Theft	1.166
Burglary	1.803
Arson	0.0674
Total Property Crime	22.27 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0518
Drug Crimes	0.2699
Vandalism	0.8349
Identity Theft	0.4079
Animal Cruelty	0.0666
Total "Other" Rate	1.631 (A+)

Individual New Hempstead Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in New Hempstead is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Hempstead.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
New Square, NY	B+	C	C
Wesley Hills, NY	B	D+	C
Spring Valley, NY	C+	D	D+
Kaser, NY	C-	D	D
Monsey, NY	C	D	D
New City, NY	B-	C	C-
Pomona, NY	B+	C	C+
Montebello, NY	B-	C	C-
Nanuet, NY	D+	D	D-
Ladentown, NY	A	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Hempstead is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Carle Place, NY	D+	D+	D+
Cassopolis, MI	A	C	C
Caruthersville, MO	D-	F	F
Pioneer, CA	B	C	C
Carthage, NY	B	C	C
Carneys Point, NJ	A	B+	B+
West Greenwich, RI	A-	A	A
Pittsfield, IL	B-	B	B
Carlstadt, NJ	D+	B-	B-
Carlisle, OH	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, New Hempstead is less safe than the New York state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Hempstead, NY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See New Hempstead schools on SchoolGrade

About the Data

CrimeGrade.org provides highly detailed and accurate crime data, used by insurance companies, home security firms, and other industries. Our data is available for licensing—learn more about our USA crime data and licensing.

Crime By Zip Code Download

Our proprietary data is available for download by zip code or by state in a CSV Flat File. Please visit our download page for pricing and terms.

Download CSV

Home Security

A crime occurs on average every 2 days 5 hours in New Hempstead. Want to protect your home?

Home Security Companies in New Hempstead, NY

All maps and statistics above are projections, not certainties, and provided without guarantee free of charge. Verify all info before making any decisions based on the data.