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Hempstead and Criminals
Proposal: I plan to uncover information on the crime rate and the different and most commmon types of criminals that reside or hail from Hempstead (or have recently been apprehended) and try to find out what draws them to the area.
Overview
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. The mayor is Wayne J. Hall Sr.
About 28% of adults in Hempstead are married and the town has a "large-family feeling" according to citytowninfo.com. 74% of Hempstead is non-white. In 2000 the median family income was $46,675.
Hempstead has a bad reputation for a high crime rate, being the home to many sex offenders, criminals, 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.
Facts
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.
Hempstead Village Police Department
Hempstead, New York 11551
James Russo, Chief
99 Nichols Court
Hempstead, New York 11550
Emergency 911
Non Emergency 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 and Nassau County Police Departments, and hopefully a criminologist.)
Check Nassua News for the upcoming article.
Sources
http://www.city-data.com/so/so-Hempstead-New-York.html
Information on registered sex offenders in Hempstead. Includes their names and addressed as well as links to their descriptions and charges.
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
A website containing suspect composites from around the U.S.
http://www.police.nassaucountyny.gov/crimestoppers/wanted.htm
Nassua County's Most Wanted website.
http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/
A website concerning the New York state Sex Offender Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA).
http://www.fightcrime.org/ny/nygangreport.pdf
Information concerning Operation Rolling Thunder.
http://www.villageofhempstead.org/police/police.htm
The Village of Hempstead's website.
http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/new-york/hempstead
General overview information concerning Hempstead.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=837
Profile concerning general information about Hempstead.
Website that offers statistical information from the Federal Government.
http://www.nysmostwanted.com/index.htm
New York State's Most Wanted Criminals.
