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East Meadow, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

East Meadow has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in East Meadow is 1 in 89. How does East Meadow fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? East Meadow's crime rate is lower than approximately 33% of New York communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, East Meadow has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, East Meadow is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how East Meadow does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in East Meadow.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that East Meadow's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in East Meadow is one in 787.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in East Meadow; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

East Meadow Crime Data

total Crime Index

44

(100 is safest)


Safer than 44% of U.S. cities.

East Meadow Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

48

375

423

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.27

9.92

11.19

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.27
4.29
National Median: 4
    East Meadow
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 787

in East Meadow

1 in 233

in New York State

East Meadow Violent Crimes

Population: 37,796
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.92
17.22
National Median: 20
    East Meadow
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 101

in East Meadow

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 37,796
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

East Meadow Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
67
44
National Median: 27.0
    East Meadow
    New York