Crime & Safety
Long Beach Named 10th Safest 'City' in New York
"City by the sea" praised for being safe, resilient after Sandy.
With Adina Genn
Long Beach is the tenth safest "city" in New York State, according to a recent report by SafeWise Security Systems.
The Salt Lake City-based home-security provider deemed LB tenth among 50 New York cities, praising this South Shore "city by the sea" not only for its safe, iconic setting, but also its drive and resilience after Hurricane Sandy. After the city was devastated by Sandy, the "power of its citizens helped the community of 33,000 rebuild itself and emerge stronger than ever."
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The report cited FBI’s 2011 Crime in the U.S. Report as well as the company’s own research since from the past two years.
Topping the New York list is Floral Park, which is ranked the safest community. Also included are Port Washington (4), Glen Cove (number 7), Lynbrook (11), Rockville Centre (29) and Garden City (30).
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Here's the full list of safest cities in NYS, according to the report:
1. Floral Park
2. Bedford
3. New Castle
4. Port Washington
5. Carmel
6. Scarsdale
7. Glen Cove
8. Eastchester
9. Hyde Park
10. Long Beach
11. Lynbrook
12. Mamaroneck
13. Peekskill
14. Stony Point
15. Ossining
16. Orangetown
17. Webster
18. Rye
19. Fishkill
20. Ramapo
21. Mount Pleasant
22. Cicero
23. Yorktown
24. Camillus
25. Ogden
26. Orchard Park
27. Rome
28. Haverstraw
29. Rockville Centre
30. Garden City
31. Bethlehem
32. Niskayuna
33. Manlius
34. Greenburgh
35. Amherst
36. Tonawanda
37. Lancaster
38. Depew
39. New Rochelle
40. Kenmore
41. Spring Valley
42. Saugerties
43. Cohoes
44. Clarkstown
45. North Tonawanda
46. Yonkers
47. New Windsor
48. West Seneca
49. Vestal
50. Cortland
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