The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Farmingdale, NY
South Farmingdale is an unincorporated community of 13,400 in Nassau County, about 30 miles east of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is South Farmingdale, NY safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and South Farmingdale has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 64% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 893 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
64% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Farmingdale as a whole, and 36% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Farmingdale scores 893.
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 South Farmingdale, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Farmingdale, 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 South Farmingdale
Simple assaults are uncommon. South Farmingdale has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.9 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of South Farmingdale
Every part of South Farmingdale where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across South Farmingdale run from A+ to A-; every part of South Farmingdale has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within South Farmingdale, the south side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in South Farmingdale?
Reported crime in South Farmingdale has risen since 2019: violent crime is up 46% and property crime up 22%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 0.9 to 1.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 9.1 to 11 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
South FarmingdaleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve South Farmingdale. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, South Farmingdale
Violent, US
Property, South Farmingdale
Property, US
2016
+2%
+4%
+11%
+15%
2017
-4%
+4%
+5%
+12%
2018
-15%
+0%
-0%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+9%
+4%
-13%
-8%
2021
+26%
+6%
-6%
-10%
2022
+47%
+5%
+42%
-6%
2023
+56%
+2%
+50%
-7%
2024
+46%
-4%
+22%
-15%
Crime rates and types in South Farmingdale
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Farmingdale has about 14 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 61% less than the US as a whole and 64% 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 makes up about 52% of crime reported in South Farmingdale. Assault is less common but 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 South Farmingdale compares with nearby cities
South Farmingdale has more crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities. Old Bethpage and Bethpage have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from South Farmingdale. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, South Farmingdale is safer than 63% of them.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in South Farmingdale
Two things set South Farmingdale apart: it has 0.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 13 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson; here vandalism sits near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.13 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% 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.C (39 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 87% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 92% 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
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 79% 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 South Farmingdale
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs South Farmingdale about $410 a year per household, 66% 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 $4.5 million a year, or $337 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$130,000
$10
Rape
$110,000
$8
Robbery
$97,000
$7
Assault
$580,000
$43
Burglary
$80,000
$6
Theft
$510,000
$38
Vehicle theft
$44,000
$3
Arson
$7,000
$1
Vandalism
$190,000
$14
Total
$1.8 million
$131
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 South Farmingdale 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. South Farmingdale 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 South Farmingdale, NY average a SchoolGrade of A-: 63% of students test proficient, against 71% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in South Farmingdale on SchoolGrade
