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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