Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Nassau County, New York, has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nassau County depends on where the incident happened: the Nassau County Police Department for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Freedom of Information Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Nassau County public records, Nassau County arrest records, Nassau County warrants, Nassau County criminal records, Nassau County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Nassau County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Nassau County that is the Nassau County Police Department for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries United States Merchant Marine Academy and the Old Westbury State University of New York Police (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Nassau County Police Department
The Nassau County Police Department is the county agency; it had 1,513 violent and 10,519 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 15,719 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Nassau County
The 21 cities the FBI lists in Nassau County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hempstead: 256 violent and 591 property crimes reported for 2025; 694 arrests reported for 2025. The Hempstead police records page is at villageofhempstead.org/161/Police-Records-License-Bureau, phone 516-478-6306 (verified September 27, 2026).
- Freeport: 60 violent and 363 property crimes reported for 2025; 498 arrests reported for 2025.
- Long Beach: 25 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 279 arrests reported for 2025.
- Glen Cove: 25 violent and 169 property crimes reported for 2025; 214 arrests reported for 2025. The Glen Cove police department's page is at glencoveny.gov/police-department (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rockville Centre: 4 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025; 54 arrests reported for 2023.
- Garden City: 2 violent and 156 property crimes reported for 2025; 127 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lynbrook: 131 arrests reported for 2024. The Lynbrook police department's page is at lynbrookpolice.net/contact-us, phone 516-599-3300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Floral Park: 10 violent and 61 property crimes reported for 2025; 50 arrests reported for 2025.
- Great Neck: 2 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Malverne: 2 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025. The Malverne police department's page is at malvernevillage.gov/police-department-reserve, phone (516) 599-3141 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Kings Point: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Old Westbury: 4 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
The rest: Muttontown, Port Washington North, Brookville, Lake Success, Sands Point, Oyster Bay Cove, Old Brookville, Kensington and Centre Island.
How Many Reports: Nassau County in 2025
The 20 agencies in Nassau County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,909 violent and 12,175 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 19 agencies in Nassau County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,730 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Freedom of Information Law Requires
Under the Freedom of Information Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3761/Foil-Request-Form-2018 (page title: COUNTY OF NASSAU STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Nassau County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nassau County Police Department for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Freedom of Information Law the answer is due within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer.
How long does an agency in Nassau County have to answer?
Under the Freedom of Information Law, within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
How do I get a report from the Nassau County Police Department?
From its records unit. Under the Freedom of Information Law the answer is due within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer.
Is this the official Nassau County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.