More than 5,200 major crime incidents occurred throughout Nassau County in 2021, a total that is on pace to be surpassed this year, according to statistics from the first three months of 2022.

A total of 5,230 major crimes were reported throughout Nassau last year, with 3,201 being grand larceny incidents, according to numbers obtained by Blank Slate Media from a Freedom of Information Law request submitted to the Nassau County Police Department,

Aside from grand larceny, the list of major crimes includes murder, rape, criminal sexual acts, sexual abuse, commercial robberies, other robberies, assault felonies, residential burglaries, other burglaries and stolen vehicles.

More than 16,000 “other crimes” were reported throughout the county in 2021, according to the statistics.

While grand larceny accounted for more than 60% of the county’s reported major crimes last year, more than 1,000 assault felonies and misdemeanor incidents were reported in 2021. A total of 10 murders, 11 sexual abuse instances, 10 criminal sexual acts and 19 rapes were also reported in 2021, according to the county police.

Additionally, more than 640 burglaries were reported, nearly 300 of which were residential, along with more than 320 robberies. The police department’s numbers also showed that 560 stolen vehicles were reported.

 Major crimes increased by 75% during the first three months of the year compared to last year, according to numbers recently posted on the police department’s website,

The police department reported 1,662 major crimes were committed throughout Nassau from Jan. 1-March 31, an increase of 950 crimes during the same time frame last year and on pace for more than 6,000 major crimes reported for the entire year.

In Nassau’s 3rd and 6th precincts, which make up a majority of North Shore communities, 645 major crimes occurred during the three-month span this year, compared to 333 last year, an increase of 93%.

The 3rd Precinct, located in Williston Park, serves the communities of Albertson, Bellerose Terrace, Bellerose Village, Carle Place, East Garden City, East Meadow, East Williston, Floral Park Center, Garden City Park, Herricks, Mineola, New Cassel, New Hyde Park, North New Hyde Park, Roslyn Heights, Salisbury, Searingtown, Stewart Manor, Uniondale, Westbury, and Williston Park.

The 6th Precinct, located in Manhasset, serves the communities of  East Hills, Flower Hill Great Neck Plaza, Harbor Hills, Manorhaven, Munsey Park, North Hills, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Plandome Heights, Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, Russell Gardens, Saddle Rock, Sea Cliff, Thomaston, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing, Great Neck, Greenvale, Manhasset, Roslyn Heights and University Gardens.

Efforts to reach elected officials for comments on the statistics and increase in major crimes were unavailing.

Some of the main increases came from stolen vehicles, which increased by more than 250% throughout the county over the past year. The 3rd Precinct reported 35 stolen vehicle incidents in 2022, nearly a 170% increase from 13 last year, while the Sixth Precinct saw a 750% increase in stolen vehicles with 51 this year, compared to six last year, according to the statistics.

Other increases in the county’s major crimes this year included nearly 400 more grand larceny incidents, according to the statistics.

During the first three months of 2021, a total of 592 grand larceny incidents occurred throughout Nassau County. That number rose by nearly 65% to 972 cases this year. The Third Precinct reported a 78% increase of grand larceny incidents with 296 this year, while the Sixth Precinct reported a nearly 90% increase of grand larceny incidents with 113 in 2022.

Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder and former County Executive Laura Curran announced last July that major crimes throughout Nassau decreased by more than 10 percent from 2020, which reflected a decade-long decline in major crimes throughout the county.

The police commissioner said last year that major crime in Nassau had dropped 36 percent since 2011. A decade ago, Nassau saw 7,191 reports of major crime compared with 4,983 last year, he said.

Nassau County spends $1,148 per capita on police and fire protection while the national median is $359, according to a U.S. News & World report this year that named Nassau County the safest community in America in 2020.

Public safety professionals account for 1.26 percent of the county’s population, compared with the national median of 0.70 percent.