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Glen Cove, 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

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Glen Cove is safer than 62% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New York, only on the order of 43% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Glen Cove. If you live in Glen Cove, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 140. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Glen Cove is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

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

For Glen Cove, 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 Glen Cove than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2000, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Glen Cove; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Glen Cove Crime Data

total Crime Index

62

(100 is safest)


Safer than 62% of U.S. cities.

Glen Cove Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

14

186

200

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.50

6.64

7.14

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.5
4.29
National Median: 4
    Glen Cove
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,000

in Glen Cove

1 in 233

in New York State

Glen Cove Violent Crimes

Population: 27,997
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 3 2 9
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.11 0.07 0.32

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
6.64
17.22
National Median: 20
    Glen Cove
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 151

in Glen Cove

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 27,997
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 164 9
Rate per 1,000 0.46 5.86 0.32

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

Glen Cove Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
29
44
National Median: 27.0
    Glen Cove
    New York