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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. For some reason Hempstead has a bad reputation for a high crime rate, is the home to many sex offenders, 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
