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Centereach, 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

The crime rate in Centereach is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Centereach is 1 in 75. Based on FBI crime data, Centereach is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, Centereach has a crime rate that is higher than 75% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

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

For Centereach, 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 Centereach than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1721, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Centereach's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Centereach a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Centereach is one in 78.

Centereach Crime Data

total Crime Index

37

(100 is safest)


Safer than 37% of U.S. cities.

Centereach Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

18

397

415

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.58

12.81

13.40

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.58
4.29
National Median: 4
    Centereach
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,721

in Centereach

1 in 233

in New York State

Centereach Violent Crimes

Population: 30,980
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
12.81
17.22
National Median: 20
    Centereach
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 78

in Centereach

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 30,980
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

Centereach Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
48
44
National Median: 27.0
    Centereach
    New York