Northport Ranked Among Safest Places In New York

Northport is among six Long Island towns that were recently named among the 2017 safest places in New York by National Council for Home Safety and Security.

These communities were listed among the Top 50 safest communities in the state. Northport Village came in at No. 47.

“The hard work and dedication of our officers and our community based policing approach are the main reasons that Northport has made the list of 50 safest places to live in New York,” Northport Chief of Police Bill Ricca said. “We are committed to keep Northport a place that residents and visitors alike not only feel safe, but truly are safe.”

To come up with the listings, the organization reviewed the latest FBI crime statistics, along with its own population and research data. Any cities that didn't submit complete crime reports to the FBI were eliminated, as well as any cities with populations under 5,000.

The remaining cities were ranked basked on violent and property crimes per every 100,000 people. Violent crimes made up 70 percent of the score, while property crimes were the other 30. The numbers were then adjust to show the crime rates per 1,000 people.

The rankings say Highlands in Orange County is the safest place in New York. Kings Point was the highest ranking Long Island town at No. 5.

Here's the complete list of the safest New York towns (Patch put the Long Island towns in bold).

1. Town of Highlands
2. Rye
3. New Castle Town
4. Eden Town
5. Kings Point Village
6. Kent Town
7. Irvington Village
8. Floral Park Village
9. Harrison Town
10. Chester Town
11. Croton-on-Hudson Village
12. Waterford Town and Village
13. Cornwall Town
14. Bedford Town
15. Carmel Town
16. Pound Ridge Town
17. Sleepy Hollow Village
18. Cairo Town
19. Canton Village
20. North Castle Town
21. Rosendale Town
22. Stony Point Town
23. Hyde Park Town
24. Glen Cove
25. Rye Brook Village
26. Mount Hope Town
27. Tarrytown Village
28. East Fishkill Town
29. Shawangunk Town
30. Blooming Grove Town
31. Tuckahoe Village
32. Port Washington
33. Fairport Village
34. Washingtonville Village
35. Mamaroneck Village
36. Fishkill Town
37. Suffern Village
38. Plattekill Town
39. Hastings-on-Hudson Village
40. Scarsdale Village
41. Montgomery Town
42. Schodack Town
43. Lewiston Town and Village
44. Mount Pleasant Town
45. Macedon Town and Village
46. Yorktown Town
47. Northport Village
48. Ramapo Town
49. Lynbrook Village
50. East Aurora-Aurora Town

Photo: Patch

Alex Costello contributed to this report.