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Hempstead and Criminals
Proposal: I plan to uncover information on the crime rate and different criminals that currently reside in or hail from Hempstead (or have recently been apprehended) and what seems to draw them to the area.
Information
Hempstead, NY is a town with a population of 56,554 people (as of 2000). It is located in Nassau County 19 miles east of New York, New York. Hempstead has a bad reputation for a high crime rate, being the home to many sex offenders and gangs, and is apparently the hide out for many criminals/fugitives.
For example there are currently 26 registered sex offenders living in Hempstead in early 2007 according to city-data.com. That's a ratio of 1 offender for 2175 Hempstead residents.
According to Fedstats.gov the crime rates for Nassau County are as follows:
Crime Number (Estimate)
Total 5,513
Murder 6
Rape 29
Robbery 357
Aggravated Assault 500
Burglary 684
Larceny - theft 2,950
Motor vehicle thefts 968
Population 289,657
Coverage indicator 94%
According to Fedstats.gov the arrest rates for Nassau County are as follows:
Crime Number (Estimate)
Total 41,276
Murder 31
Rape 54
Robbery 238
Aggravated Assault 1,109
Burglary 849
Larceny - theft 3,425
Motor vehicle thefts 243
Arson 38
Other assaults 4,027
Forgery & counterfeiting 712
Fraud 1,794
Embezzlement 48
Have stolen property 756
Vandalism 1,473
Weapons violations 453
Prostitution and commercial vice 63
Sex offenses 745
Total drug violations 5,836
Gambling 13
Offenses against family & child 907
Driving under influence 8,200
Liquor law violations 840
Drunkenness 0
Disorderly conduct 1,135
Vagrancy 16
All other offenses except traffic 7,979
Population 1,334,544
Coverage indicator 20%
Hempstead is not included in the Nassau County police department’s precincts, the village has its own police department. To contact the Hempstead Police Department call (516) 483-6200.
What's to come
More research into recent gang violence, fugitives, and sex offenders who call Hempstead home and if any action is being taken to clean up the town. (Closer inspection of the sources will be conducted as well as interviews with the Hempstead Police Department.)
Sources
http://www.city-data.com/so/so-Hempstead-New-York.html http://www.fightcrime.org/releases.php?id=115 http://hot-on-the-trail-at.blog-city.com/suspect_composites_from_around_the_us__page_11.htm http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/crimestoppers/wanted.htm http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/ http://www.fightcrime.org/ny/nygangreport.pdf http://www.addictionca.com/contact2.htm?state=New%20York&city=Hempstead http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/regional-content.cfm/state/NY/Article/78656/In-Nassau-County-154-Fugitives-Apprehen.html http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzfugi024875173sep02,0,2448833.story http://www.villageofhempstead.org/police/police.htm http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-york/hempstead http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=837 http://www.fedstats.gov http://www.nysmostwanted.com/index.htm
