New York Crime Grades

Statewide grade C

327 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 48/100 (Average).

What is New York’s crime safety grade?

New York earned an overall safety grade of C (score: 48/100, Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 380 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1661.2 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 327 New York cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 327 graded New York cities, 145 earned A+, 89 earned A, 41 received B, 29 landed at C, 8 received D, and 15 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Afton Village with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Herkimer Village with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1191.5/100K).

Roughly 72% of graded cities in New York achieved an A or A+ rating, while 7% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between New York and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+
145 cities
A
89 cities
B
41 cities
C
29 cities
D
8 cities
F
15 cities

The safest cities in New York

Violent crimes per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer, hover a bar for the exact rate.

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What this shows Afton Village reports the lowest violent-crime rate in New York. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the New York average of 380. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Afton Village 100
2 A+ Andover Village 100
3 A+ Attica Village 100
4 A+ Brownville Village 100
5 A+ Centre Island Village 100
6 A+ Corfu Village 100
7 A+ Coxsackie Village 100
8 A+ Durham Town 100
9 A+ Elmira Town 100
10 A+ Glen Park Village 100
11 A+ Hamilton Village 100
12 A+ Highlands Town 100
13 A+ Interlaken Village 100
14 A+ Norfolk Town 100
15 A+ North Hornell Village 100
16 A+ Sackets Harbor Village 100
17 A+ Shawangunk Town 100
18 A+ Tuxedo Park Village 100
19 A+ Wayland Village 100
20 A+ Weedsport Village 100
21 A+ Willing Town 100
22 A+ Wolcott Village 100
23 A+ Youngstown Village 100
24 A+ Belmont Village 99
25 A+ Black River 99
26 A+ Cape Vincent Village 99
27 A+ Cornwall Town 99
28 A+ Florida Village 99
29 A+ Franklinville Village 99
30 A+ Friendship Town 99
31 A+ Hancock Village 99
32 A+ Harriman Village 99
33 A+ Philmont Village 99
34 A+ Sherrill 99
35 A+ Theresa Village 99
36 A+ Lewisboro Town 99
37 A+ Chester Town 99
38 A+ Briarcliff Manor Village 98
39 A+ Carroll Town 98
40 A+ Cayuga Heights Village 98
41 A+ Cornwall-on-Hudson Village 98
42 A+ Fort Plain Village 98
43 A+ Groton Village 98
44 A+ Kings Point Village 98
45 A+ New Berlin Town 98
46 A+ Oyster Bay Cove Village 98
47 A+ Shandaken Town 98
48 A+ West Carthage Village 98
49 A+ Windham Town 98
50 A+ Woodstock Town 98
51 A+ Alexandria Bay Village 97
52 A+ Altamont Village 97
53 A+ Buchanan Village 97
54 A+ Cairo Town 97
55 A+ Cambridge Village 97
56 A+ Greenwich Village 97
57 A+ Middleport Village 97
58 A+ Old Brookville Village 97
59 A+ Phelps Village 97
60 A+ Vernon Village 97
61 A+ Marlborough Town 97
62 A+ Rye 97
63 A+ Elmsford Village 97
64 A+ Bolivar Village 96
65 A+ Brant Town 96
66 A+ Bronxville Village 96
67 A+ Marcellus Village 96
68 A+ Phoenix Village 96
69 A+ St. Johnsville Village 96
70 A+ Whitestown Town 96
71 A+ Scarsdale Village 96
72 A+ Rosendale Town 96
73 A+ Tuckahoe Village 96
74 A+ Akron Village 96
75 A+ Inlet Town 95
76 A+ Nassau Village 95
77 A+ Oriskany Village 95
78 A+ Portville Village 95
79 A+ Pound Ridge Town 95
80 A+ Webb Town 95
81 A+ Harrison Town 95
82 A+ Hastings-on-Hudson Village 95
83 A+ Stillwater Town 95
84 A+ Northport Village 95
85 A+ Bedford Town 95
86 A+ Waterford Town and Village 95
87 A+ Lowville Village 95
88 A+ Piermont Village 95
89 A+ Brewster 95
90 A+ Somerset Town 95
91 A+ Boonville Village 94
92 A+ Holley Village 94
93 A+ Hunter Town 94
94 A+ Quogue Village 94
95 A+ Wappingers Falls Village 94
96 A+ Mamaroneck Town 94
97 A+ Canton Village 94
98 A+ Old Westbury Village 94
99 A+ Rockville Centre Village 94
100 A+ East Fishkill Town 94
101 A+ Mount Hope Town 94
102 A+ Sands Point Village 94
103 A+ Frankfort Village 94
104 A+ Skaneateles Village 93
105 A+ Croton-on-Hudson Village 93
106 A+ Fishkill Town 93
107 A+ Eastchester Town 93
108 A+ Shelter Island Town 93
109 A+ Montgomery Town 93
110 A+ Tarrytown Village 93
111 A+ Plattekill Town 93
112 A+ Kent Town 93
113 A+ Warwick Town 93
114 A+ Pelham Village 93
115 A+ Goshen Town 93
116 A+ Colchester Town 93
117 A+ Greenwood Lake Village 93
118 A+ Cazenovia Village 92
119 A+ Clayton Village 92
120 A+ Granville Village 92
121 A+ Rye Brook Village 92
122 A+ Delhi Village 92
123 A+ Brookville 92
124 A+ Hamburg Village 92
125 A+ Little Falls 92
126 A+ Brockport Village 92
127 A+ Whitesboro Village 91
128 A+ Yorktown Town 91
129 A+ Rhinebeck Village 91
130 A+ Ogden Town 91
131 A+ Pulaski Village 91
132 A+ Hyde Park Town 91
133 A+ Chittenango Village 91
134 A+ Irvington Village 91
135 A+ Long Beach 91
136 A+ Jordan Village 91
137 A+ Kensington Village 91
138 A+ Montgomery Village 90
139 A+ Garden City Village 90
140 A+ Ballston Spa Village 90
141 A+ Lewiston Town and Village 90
142 A+ Canisteo Village 90
143 A+ Saugerties Town 90
144 A+ Schodack Town 90
145 A+ Eden Town 90
146 A Amityville Village 89
147 A Potsdam Village 89
148 A Homer Village 89
149 A Ardsley Village 89
150 A Orangetown Town 89
151 A Crawford Town 89
152 A Stony Point Town 89
153 A Deerpark Town 89
154 A Warsaw Village 89
155 A Goshen Village 89
156 A Independence Town 89
157 A Clyde Village 89
158 A Larchmont Village 88
159 A Bethlehem Town 88
160 A Camillus Town and Village 88
161 A New Paltz Town and Village 88
162 A Southampton Town 88
163 A Trumansburg Village 88
164 A Allegany Village 88
165 A Lynbrook Village 88
166 A Lancaster Town 87
167 A Cicero Town 87
168 A Southold Town 87
169 A Ramapo Town 87
170 A Chester Village 87
171 A Addison Town and Village 87
172 A Fallsburg Town 87
173 A Northville Village 86
174 A Webster Town and Village 86
175 A Norwood Village 86
176 A East Aurora-Aurora Town 86
177 A Oneonta City 86
178 A Pleasantville Village 86
179 A Washingtonville Village 86
180 A Alfred Village 86
181 A Wallkill Town 85
182 A Orchard Park Town 85
183 A Blooming Grove Town 85
184 A Glen Cove 85
185 A Fairport Village 85
186 A Lake Placid Village 84
187 A Manlius Town 84
188 A Rensselaer City 84
189 A Port Chester Village 84
190 A Lloyd Town 84
191 A Monroe Village 84
192 A Cuba Town 84
193 A Dryden Village 84
194 A Floral Park Village 84
195 A Southampton Village 83
196 A Glenville Town 83
197 A New Windsor Town 83
198 A Beacon 83
199 A Baldwinsville Village 83
200 A Hoosick Falls Village 83
201 A Rotterdam Town 82
202 A Hamburg Town 82
203 A Palmyra Village 82
204 A Geneseo Village 81
205 A North Greenbush Town 81
206 A Evans Town 81
207 A Suffern Village 81
208 A Carthage Village 81
209 A Ellicottville 80
210 A Port Washington 80
211 A Fishkill Village 79
212 A South Glens Falls Village 79
213 A Canajoharie Village 79
214 A Tonawanda Town 78
215 A New York Mills Village 78
216 A Mamaroneck Village 78
217 A Glens Falls 78
218 A Hudson Falls Village 78
219 A East Greenbush Town 77
220 A New Rochelle 77
221 A Haverstraw Town 77
222 A Frankfort Town 77
223 A Westhampton Beach Village 77
224 A Dansville Village 76
225 A Freeport Village 76
226 A Canastota Village 76
227 A Central Square Village 75
228 A Ulster Town 75
229 A Clarkstown Town 75
230 A Catskill Village 75
231 A Guilderland Town 75
232 A Monticello Village 75
233 A East Rochester Village 75
234 A North Tonawanda 75
235 B Brighton Town 74
236 B Scotia Village 74
237 B Niskayuna Town 73
238 B Geddes Town 73
239 B Wellsville Village 73
240 B White Plains 73
241 B West Seneca Town 73
242 B Kenmore Village 73
243 B Tonawanda 73
244 B Owego Village 73
245 B Gowanda Village 73
246 B Vestal Town 72
247 B Amherst Town 72
248 B Irondequoit Town 72
249 B Depew Village 72
250 B Cohoes 72
251 B Plattsburgh City 71
252 B Le Roy Village 71
253 B Fulton City 71
254 B Peekskill 71
255 B Elmira Heights Village 71
256 B Greece Town 69
257 B Sidney Village 69
258 B Lakewood-Busti 68
259 B Riverhead Town 68
260 B Newburgh Town 68
261 B Perry Village 68
262 B Ellicott Town 67
263 B Massena Village 66
264 B Saratoga Springs 66
265 B Auburn 64
266 B Seneca Falls Town 63
267 B Corning 63
268 B Gloversville 63
269 B Tupper Lake Village 62
270 B Canandaigua 62
271 B Blasdell Village 61
272 B New Hartford Town and Village 60
273 B Poughkeepsie Town 60
274 B Yonkers 60
275 B Medina Village 60
276 C Colonie Town 59
277 C Dobbs Ferry Village 59
278 C Bath Village 59
279 C Middletown 59
280 C Gates Town 58
281 C Rome 58
282 C Dunkirk 56
283 C Pelham Manor Village 55
284 C Niagara Town 54
285 C Hudson 53
286 C Ithaca 52
287 C Cortland 52
288 C Ilion Village 52
289 C Yorkville Village 51
290 C Cheektowaga Town 51
291 C Malone Village 51
292 C Kingston 51
293 C Salamanca 50
294 C DeWitt Town 49
295 C Batavia 47
296 C Lackawanna 47
297 C Endicott Village 46
298 C Watervliet 46
299 C Port Jervis 46
300 C Geneva 45
301 C Spring Valley Village 45
302 C Hempstead Village 45
303 C Newark Village 41
304 C Gouverneur Village 40
305 D Johnson City Village 38
306 D Oswego City 36
307 D Olean 36
308 D Mount Vernon 33
309 D Oneida 30
310 D Troy 29
311 D Ogdensburg 26
312 D Niagara Falls 26
313 F Utica 22
314 F Poughkeepsie 22
315 F Jamestown 18
316 F Binghamton 17
317 F Elmira 16
318 F Rochester 13
319 F New York 13
320 F Liberty Village 13
321 F Newburgh 13
322 F Watertown 10
323 F Schenectady 8
324 F Albany 5
325 F Buffalo 0
326 F Syracuse 0
327 F Herkimer Village 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is New York's overall crime safety grade?
New York has an overall safety grade of C (score: 48/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 380 per 100K and property crime rate of 1661.2 per 100K compared to national averages.
How many cities in New York have an A+ safety grade?
145 cities in New York earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 89 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in New York?
Afton Village is the highest-rated city in New York with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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