Long Island Crime Statistics (Nassau & Suffolk)

Long Island crime statistics help residents compare reported offenses across Nassau County, Suffolk County, and the police precincts serving their communities. Nassau and Suffolk together recorded 35,473 major violent and property offenses in 2024, down from 39,085 in 2023. The tables below show countywide totals, longer-term trends, and more localized precinct comparisons.

This page covers Nassau and Suffolk counties. Brooklyn and Queens are geographically on Long Island but belong to New York City and are excluded from these regional totals.

Long Island Crime Snapshot: 2024

New York State tracks seven major offense categories as “Index Crimes”: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. These are crimes reported to police, rather than arrests or calls for service. Other offenses, including simple assault and many fraud and drug offenses, are outside this total.

Measure	Nassau County	Suffolk County	Long Island Total
Population Used for Crime Rates	1,411,930	1,560,162	2,972,092
Total Index Crimes	16,260	19,213	35,473
Violent Index Crimes	2,294	1,451	3,745
Property Index Crimes	13,966	17,762	31,728
Index Crime Rate per 100,000	1,151.6	1,231.5	1,193.5
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000	162.5	93.0	126.0
Property Crime Rate per 100,000	989.1	1,138.5	1,067.5
Violent Offenses Involving a Firearm	219	223	442
Firearm-Related Violent Crime Rate per 100,000	15.5	14.3	14.9

Property offenses accounted for about 89.4% of the combined total. Suffolk County recorded more property offenses, while Nassau County recorded more violent offenses and had the higher violent-crime rate. Rates per 100,000 residents account for population differences; the combined rate uses both counties’ total population.

The firearm figures count violent offenses involving a firearm, rather than shootings or shooting victims. County figures come from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services county dataset.

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2024 Reported Crime by Offense

Index Crime Category	Nassau County	Suffolk County	Long Island Total
Murder	15	17	32
Rape	160	147	307
Robbery	542	229	771
Aggravated Assault	1,577	1,058	2,635
Burglary	1,030	710	1,740
Larceny	12,385	15,811	28,196
Motor Vehicle Theft	551	1,241	1,792
Total Index Crime	16,260	19,213	35,473

Ten-Year Crime Trend: 2015–2024

Year	Nassau County	Suffolk County	Long Island Total
2015	16,358	24,496	40,854
2016	15,278	23,092	38,370
2017	14,039	21,462	35,501
2018	13,383	18,977	32,360
2019	13,387	18,194	31,581
2020	12,244	18,148	30,392
2021	12,538	17,114	29,652
2022	18,553	20,882	39,435
2023	18,086	20,999	39,085
2024	16,260	19,213	35,473

The combined 2024 total was approximately 9.2% lower than in 2023. Annual totals provide a broader view than a single month, but changes in reporting and classification can also affect comparisons. These countywide figures include reporting agencies beyond the two county police departments.

Crime Reporting by Precinct and Community

The precinct tables connect familiar communities with the areas served by Suffolk County Police Department and Nassau County Police Department. Each number covers the entire precinct, not an individual village or hamlet. Community lists include places served wholly or partly by a precinct; an address near a boundary may fall under a different command.

The two departments use different offense categories and reporting periods, so compare precincts within the same county table. Larger populations, shopping districts, and visitor activity can produce higher counts. These totals are not crime rates or a ranking of the safest communities. Areas with independent police departments are outside the county precinct figures.

Suffolk County Crime by Precinct: Full-Year 2024 and 2025

These figures cover January 1 through December 31 in each year and use the seven major violent and property offense categories shown above. They come from the Suffolk County Police Uniform Crime Reporting dashboard. Highway Patrol and other district-wide commands are reported separately by the department.

Police Precinct	Communities Served, Wholly or Partly	2024 Reported Offenses	2025 Reported Offenses
First Precinct	Babylon, Copiague, Deer Park, East Farmingdale, Lindenhurst, North Amityville, North Lindenhurst, North Babylon, West Babylon, Wyandanch.	3,217	2,821
Second Precinct	Centerport, Cold Spring Harbor, Dix Hills, East Northport, Eatons Neck, Elwood, Greenlawn, Huntington, Huntington Station, Melville, South Huntington, West Hills. Also serves parts of Commack and Fort Salonga.	1,781	1,536
Third Precinct	Bay Shore, Baywood, Brentwood, Brightwaters, Central Islip, East Islip, Great River, Islip, Islip Terrace, West Islip.	3,295	2,676
Fourth Precinct	Hauppauge, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Nesconset, Ronkonkoma, St James, Smithtown, Village of the Branch. Also serves parts of Commack and Fort Salonga.	1,925	1,726
Fifth Precinct	Bayport, Blue Point, Bohemia, East Patchogue, Holbrook, North Bellport, North Patchogue, Oakdale, Patchogue, Bellport, Sayville, West Sayville. Also serves parts of Holtsville, Medford and Yaphank.	2,083	1,689
Sixth Precinct	Belle Terre, Centereach, Coram, East Setauket, Farmingville, Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Old Field, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Selden, Setauket, Stony Brook, Terryville. Also serves parts of Holtsville, Medford, Middle Island and Yaphank.	2,629	2,315
Seventh Precinct	Center Moriches, East Moriches, Manorville, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Moriches, Ridge, Rocky Point, Shirley, Shoreham, Sound Beach, South Haven, Upton. Also serves parts of Calverton, Eastport, Middle Island, Wading River and Yaphank.	1,772	1,601

The seven precincts recorded a combined 14,364 offenses in 2025, compared with 16,702 in 2024, a decline of about 14%. Amityville Village has its own police department and is outside the First Precinct’s figures. Independent village jurisdictions within the Huntington and Smithtown areas are also excluded from county precinct totals. The linked precinct pages provide local contacts and service-area information.

Nassau County Crime by Precinct: January 1–September 22, 2024 and 2025

Nassau’s Strat-Com precinct reports compare January 1 through September 22 in each year. The figures below are the reports’ major-crime totals, covering specified murder, sexual-offense, robbery, felony-assault, burglary, vehicle-theft, and grand-larceny categories. They exclude other offenses, including petit larceny, and are not full-year totals. Click a precinct name to open its report.

Police Precinct	Communities Served, Wholly or Partly	2024 Major-Crime Reports	2025 Major-Crime Reports
First Precinct	Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor, East Meadow, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Roosevelt, South Hempstead, Uniondale. Precinct map.	561	512
Second Precinct	Bayville, Lattingtown, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay, Jericho, Hicksville, Plainview, Syosset, Woodbury. Precinct map.	403	338
Third Precinct	Albertson, Bellerose, Bellerose Terrace, Carle Place, East Williston, Garden City Park, Herricks, Manhasset Hills, Mineola, New Cassel, New Hyde Park, North New Hyde Park, Roslyn Heights, Salisbury, Searingtown, Stewart Manor, Westbury, Williston Park. Precinct map.	1,110	930
Fourth Precinct	Atlantic Beach, Barnum Island, Bay Park, Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Harbor Isle, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Inwood, Island Park, Lawrence, Lido Beach, Oceanside, Point Lookout, Woodmere, Woodsburgh. Precinct map.	512	516
Fifth Precinct	Elmont, Franklin Square, Garden City South, Lakeview, Malverne Park Oaks, North Lynbrook, North Valley Stream, South Floral Park, South Valley Stream, Valley Stream, West Hempstead. Precinct map.	763	639
Sixth Precinct	East Hills, Flower Hill, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Great Neck, Great Neck Gardens, Great Neck Plaza, Greenvale, Manhasset, Munsey Park, North Hills, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Port Washington North, Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock, Saddle Rock Estates, Sea Cliff, Thomaston, University Gardens. Precinct map.	348	289
Seventh Precinct	Bellmore, East Massapequa, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Merrick, North Wantagh, Seaford, Wantagh. Precinct map.	379	313
Eighth Precinct	Bethpage, Farmingdale, Levittown, North Massapequa, Old Bethpage, Plainedge, South Farmingdale. Precinct map.	367	381

The eight precincts recorded 3,918 major crimes during the 2025 reporting period, compared with 4,443 during the same period in 2024, a decline of about 11.8%. Their totals exclude independent police jurisdictions such as Garden City, Rockville Centre, Freeport, Hempstead Village, Glen Cove, and Long Beach. The precinct maps show county-policed areas and surrounding jurisdictions.

Police Department Trends: January–August 2025

A separate state comparison combines reports from Nassau County Police and Suffolk County Police for January through August. It uses the state’s seven standard offense categories, rather than Nassau’s local Strat-Com categories.

Reported by Nassau County PD + Suffolk County PD	Jan.-Aug. 2024	Jan.-Aug. 2025	Change
Total Index Crime	20,129	17,300	-14%
Violent Index Crime	2,051	1,771	-14%
Property Index Crime	18,078	15,529	-14%
Burglary	973	647	-34%
Larceny	16,082	13,992	-13%
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,023	890	-13%

The combined total fell 14% between the two reporting periods. These figures cover the two county police departments and exclude other local agencies. Source: New York State’s published department comparison.

Hate Crime Reporting

Hate crimes are tracked separately when an underlying offense involves bias against a protected characteristic. The figures below count reported hate-crime incidents and may overlap with offenses included in other tables.

Year	Nassau County	Suffolk County	Long Island Total
2022	61 incidents	28 incidents	89
2023	80 incidents	30 incidents	110
2024	44 incidents	22 incidents	66

In 2024, Nassau reported 15 hate crimes against persons and 29 against property; Suffolk reported 12 against persons and 10 against property. These incidents should not be added to the major-crime totals as a separate offense category. Source: New York State hate-crime reporting data.

Checking Crime Reports for Your Community

To research a particular location, first identify its precinct or independent police department. A mailing address or hamlet name may span more than one service area. The Suffolk County Police Department and Nassau County Police Department can identify the responsible command, while the Nassau precinct maps and Suffolk precinct pages linked above help readers find local coverage.

For newer reports, use Suffolk’s crime dashboard or Nassau’s Strat-Com reports. Suffolk’s dashboard also offers community-level views. When comparing areas, use the same period and offense definitions and consider population alongside the number of reports.

Official Sources

County totals, annual trends, and population-based rates come from the DCJS county crime dataset and Index Crimes by County and Agency. Precinct figures come directly from the county police departments’ reports linked above. The figures were checked October 31, 2026; police departments and the state may revise previously published counts.

Long Island’s county totals show the regional trend, while the precinct tables give readers a closer view of the police service areas around their communities. Read each table with its stated dates and offense categories, and consult the responsible local department for information about a specific neighborhood or address.