Port Washington, NY Crime Map

Port Washington, NY Crime Map & Neighborhood Safety Overview

A Community That Earns Its Safety Reputation

Port Washington, NY — home to 16,232 residents — holds an overall crime grade of B, and when you look at the neighborhood-level data, the picture gets even more reassuring. Every single analyzed neighborhood in Port Washington earned an A grade, meaning 100% of the community falls into the safest possible tier. Not one neighborhood scored below an A, and zero percent landed at C, D, or F. For a community of this size, that kind of consistency across the board is genuinely uncommon.

Neighborhood Safety at a Glance

The one analyzed neighborhood — Port Washington itself — carries a Grade A safety rating with a population of 13,731 and a median household income of $155,752. That income figure sits notably above the city-wide median of $149,650, and it aligns with a broader pattern seen in communities where economic stability and low crime tend to reinforce each other. With a poverty rate of just 4.4% and an unemployment rate of 2.6%, Port Washington's socioeconomic foundation is among the strongest in Nassau County. While the data identifies Port Washington as both the safest and the highest-crime area by default — simply because it is the only neighborhood in the dataset — its A grade makes clear that even the relative high end of local crime activity remains well within safe parameters.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime in Port Washington

In communities with Port Washington's income profile — median home values of $844,725 and median rents of $1,858 — property crime tends to be the more relevant concern than violent crime. Affluent, low-density waterfront communities like this one typically see lower rates of violent incidents, while occasional opportunistic property crimes, such as vehicle break-ins or package theft, represent the more realistic risk for day-to-day residents. The city's population density of 1,491 people per square mile keeps the environment relatively open without the congestion that can sometimes correlate with higher street crime. Residents should remain aware of property security, but the overall data does not suggest violent crime is a defining concern here.

What the Crime Grade Distribution Tells You

When 100% of a city's neighborhoods earn an A grade and zero percent score at any lower tier, that is not a statistical coincidence — it reflects a community where safety is the norm rather than the exception. Port Washington's combined A+B safe neighborhood rate stands at 100%, with the entirety of that figure concentrated at the A level. For prospective residents or anyone evaluating the area, this distribution removes much of the guesswork that typically accompanies neighborhood comparisons in more heterogeneous cities.

How the Crime Map Supports Smarter Decisions

Port Washington's interactive crime map serves different people in different ways. Home buyers evaluating properties near the harbor or along the North Shore can cross-reference listing locations with neighborhood safety grades before making offers on homes that average nearly $845,000. Renters comparing units across the community can verify that their target area holds an A rating rather than relying on anecdote. Commuters who travel into Manhattan via the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch can use the map to assess conditions around the station and parking areas at different times of day. Parents, small business owners, and longtime residents alike benefit from having a transparent, data-driven reference point rather than depending solely on word of mouth. The map turns raw crime data into a practical tool for everyday decisions.