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Syosset, 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

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Syosset is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 64% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Syosset is one in 149. Compared to communities within New York, Syosset‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 61% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Syosset has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Syosset 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 Syosset 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 Syosset.

For Syosset, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Syosset than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2407, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Syosset; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Syosset Crime Data

total Crime Index

64

(100 is safest)


Safer than 64% of U.S. cities.

Syosset Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

8

121

129

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.42

6.28

6.70

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.42
4.29
National Median: 4
    Syosset
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,407

in Syosset

1 in 233

in New York State

Syosset Violent Crimes

Population: 19,259
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
6.28
17.22
National Median: 20
    Syosset
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 159

in Syosset

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 19,259
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

Syosset Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
26
44
National Median: 27.0
    Syosset
    New York