Riverhead town is a region located in NY, and has a population of 33,657. This region is policed by RIVERHEAD TOWN POLICE DEPT.
Riverhead town has an overall crime rate of 3,289 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately safer than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Riverhead town is 1 in 30 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Riverhead town for the previous 2 years was 3,371 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Riverhead town has been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | Riverhead town | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 3,289 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 53 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 9 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 333 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 499 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 458 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 2,329 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 65 | 362 |
| Riverhead town | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 11% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 31% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 11% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 6% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 3% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 10% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 22% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 0 sex offender(s) in Riverhead town.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 0 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Riverhead town. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for New York see http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
