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Background Checks analyzed the most recent FBI crime report and put together this resource, which shows that New York has an overall crime rate at less than half that of the country's.
New York's safest community is East Hampton, with a crime rate of 85 per 1,000 and a property crime rate of 11.24 per 1,000, according to the report.
Port Washington (No. 2) has only five violent crimes recorded in 2017, the report says.
Floral Park (No. 3) has a .56 per 1,000 violent crime rate and property crime rate below the national violent crime rate.
Behind it is Southold (No. 4) with a violent crime rate under 1 per 1,000.
Overall, New York's violent crime rate is 24th lowest in the country, but the state is just 5th in property crime, according to Background Checks.
These municipalities in Nassau and Suffolk counties made the list:
1. East Hampton
2. Port Washington
3. Floral Park
4. Southold
8. Garden City
11. Lynbrook
14. Long Beach
20. Glen Cove
28. Freeport
Floral Park Police Commissioner Stephen G. McAllister commented on the town's inclusion in the safety report.
"Floral Park is the true definition of community Policing. Because our neighbors, schools and business stakeholders truly care about each other they work in conjunction with the Floral Park Police Department to keep our village safe and protect our quality of life,
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