State crime profile · 2024
New York Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 327 cities and 48 counties in New York (NY), ranked safest to most dangerous from 537 reporting agencies.
- 380
- Violent / 100K
- 1,661.2
- Property / 100K
- 327
- Cities
- 48
- Counties
The verdict
New York's 380 violent crimes per 100,000 runs 8% above the U.S. average, making it higher-crime than most states.
- 380
- violent crimes per 100K
- +8%
- vs. the U.S. average
- 33rd
- safest of 51 states & DC
- 1,661.2
- property crimes per 100K
How safe is New York? FBI UCR data snapshot
New York (NY) reported 75,494 violent crimes and 330,029 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 537 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 380 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1661.2 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 19,867,248. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 327 New York cities and 48 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for New York below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 383.9 to 380 per 100,000, a decline of 1%. City-level detail pages within New York include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
State figures roll up the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) submissions from local and county agencies across the state, then express them per 100,000 residents so one state can be compared with another. Statewide averages hide a great deal of variation: a handful of large cities often account for much of a state's reported violent crime, while most of its land area and population live with markedly lower rates. Reporting completeness also differs between states, so a year-over-year change can reflect which agencies filed data as much as any real shift on the ground. Read a state number as the broad backdrop, then drill into the city and county pages for the local detail that actually shapes day-to-day decisions.
How New York ranks nationally
New York vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
380 35th percentile among 51 U.S. states
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Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest Cities
Top 50 by lowest violent crime rate
Most Dangerous Cities
Top 50 by highest violent crime rate
Crime Trends
Multi-year charts & analysis
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,867,248 | 75,494 | 380 | 330,029 | 1661.2 |
| 2023 | 19,571,216 | 77,619 | 396.6 | 361,873 | 1849 |
| 2022 | 19,677,151 | 84,446 | 429.2 | 337,485 | 1715.1 |
| 2021 | 19,835,913 | 10,600 | 53.4 | 57,791 | 291.3 |
| 2020 | 19,336,776 | 70,106 | 362.6 | 271,661 | 1404.9 |
| 2019 | 19,453,561 | 69,403 | 356.8 | 264,666 | 1360.5 |
| 2018 | 19,542,209 | 68,261 | 349.3 | 280,457 | 1435.1 |
| 2017 | 19,849,399 | 70,408 | 354.7 | 298,022 | 1501.4 |
| 2016 | 19,745,289 | 74,123 | 375.4 | 304,759 | 1543.5 |
| 2015 | 19,795,791 | 75,022 | 379 | 317,233 | 1602.5 |
| 2014 | 19,746,227 | 75,803 | 383.9 | 338,986 | 1716.7 |
Cities in New York
Safest cities in New York
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Harrison Town 6.3
Harrison Town
6.3 /100K
- Rockville Centre Village
Rockville Centre Village
23.6 /100K
- East Fishkill Town
East Fishkill Town
27 /100K
- Bethlehem Town
Bethlehem Town
31.5 /100K
- Yorktown Town
Yorktown Town
37.3 /100K
- Rotterdam Town
Rotterdam Town
39.3 /100K
- Lancaster Town
Lancaster Town
43.3 /100K
- Cicero Town
Cicero Town
45.3 /100K
What this shows Harrison Town is the safest sizeable city in New York, at 6.3 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in New York
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Newburgh
Newburgh
983.6 /100K
- Albany
Albany
816.9 /100K
- Syracuse
Syracuse
765.3 /100K
- Buffalo
Buffalo
706.2 /100K
- New York
New York
671 /100K
- Schenectady
Schenectady
645.7 /100K
- Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie
643.8 /100K
- Jamestown
Jamestown
620.2 /100K
What this shows Newburgh reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in New York, at 983.6 per 100,000.
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 8,299,271 | 671 | F |
| Buffalo | 273,728 | 706.2 | F |
| Yonkers | 206,557 | 311.8 | B |
| Rochester | 206,093 | 582.3 | F |
| Syracuse | 145,175 | 765.3 | F |
| Amherst Town | 126,184 | 103.8 | B |
| Ramapo Town | 110,136 | 75.4 | A |
| Albany | 102,095 | 816.9 | F |
| Greece Town | 93,943 | 141.6 | B |
| New Rochelle | 84,960 | 134.2 | A |
| Colonie Town | 81,226 | 113.3 | C |
| Clarkstown Town | 80,087 | 94.9 | A |
| Cheektowaga Town | 78,864 | 205.4 | C |
| Mount Vernon | 70,390 | 544.1 | D |
| Schenectady | 68,610 | 645.7 | F |
| Utica | 63,098 | 527.8 | F |
| White Plains | 61,923 | 111.4 | B |
| Southampton Town | 59,965 | 58.4 | A |
| Hempstead Village | 58,013 | 458.5 | C |
| Tonawanda Town | 56,110 | 82 | A |
| Troy | 50,372 | 470.5 | D |
| Irondequoit Town | 49,336 | 131.7 | B |
| Hamburg Town | 47,687 | 52.4 | A |
| Niagara Falls | 47,296 | 501.1 | D |
| Binghamton | 46,378 | 532.6 | F |
| Webster Town and Village | 45,084 | 57.7 | A |
| West Seneca Town | 44,982 | 124.5 | B |
| Freeport Village | 43,583 | 162.9 | A |
| Orangetown Town | 41,682 | 57.6 | A |
| Poughkeepsie Town | 40,746 | 176.7 | B |
| Lancaster Town | 39,290 | 43.3 | A |
| Haverstraw Town | 38,750 | 157.4 | A |
| Brighton Town | 35,835 | 78.1 | B |
| Riverhead Town | 35,693 | 100.9 | B |
| Guilderland Town | 35,409 | 110.1 | A |
| Bethlehem Town | 34,933 | 31.5 | A |
| Yorktown Town | 34,899 | 37.3 | A+ |
| Long Beach | 34,527 | 78.2 | A+ |
| Ithaca | 33,646 | 196.2 | C |
| Spring Valley Village | 32,973 | 360.9 | C |
| Vestal Town | 32,289 | 46.5 | B |
| Poughkeepsie | 31,843 | 643.8 | F |
| Harrison Town | 31,718 | 6.3 | A+ |
| Newburgh Town | 31,634 | 110.6 | B |
| Rome | 31,577 | 237.5 | C |
| Wallkill Town | 31,330 | 51.1 | A |
| Rotterdam Town | 30,518 | 39.3 | A |
| Port Chester Village | 30,260 | 76 | A |
| Middletown | 30,110 | 308.9 | C |
| North Tonawanda | 29,898 | 153.9 | A |
| Orchard Park Town | 29,778 | 67.2 | A |
| East Fishkill Town | 29,607 | 27 | A+ |
| Cicero Town | 28,678 | 45.3 | A |
| Gates Town | 28,603 | 157.3 | C |
| Saratoga Springs | 28,546 | 185.7 | B |
| Newburgh | 28,061 | 983.6 | F |
| New Windsor Town | 27,811 | 97.1 | A |
| Glen Cove | 27,767 | 111.6 | A |
| Jamestown | 27,735 | 620.2 | F |
| Elmira | 26,130 | 547.3 | F |
| Auburn | 25,699 | 245.1 | B |
| Peekskill | 25,484 | 208 | B |
| Rockville Centre Village | 25,472 | 23.6 | A+ |
| Camillus Town and Village | 25,096 | 51.8 | A |
| Manlius Town | 25,064 | 47.9 | A |
| DeWitt Town | 25,054 | 211.5 | C |
| Watertown | 24,029 | 599.3 | F |
| Niskayuna Town | 23,797 | 84 | B |
| Kingston | 23,704 | 350.2 | C |
| Garden City Village | 22,857 | 26.3 | A+ |
| Glenville Town | 22,040 | 72.6 | A |
| Southold Town | 21,344 | 51.5 | A |
| Hyde Park Town | 21,180 | 56.7 | A+ |
| New Hartford Town and Village | 20,546 | 102.2 | B |
| Fishkill Town | 20,101 | 14.9 | A+ |
| Ogden Town | 20,082 | 39.8 | A+ |
| Lynbrook Village | 19,976 | 75.1 | A |
| Eastchester Town | 19,936 | 20.1 | A+ |
| Port Washington | 19,888 | 125.7 | A |
| Plattsburgh City | 19,883 | 130.8 | B |
| Lackawanna | 19,484 | 395.2 | C |
| Saugerties Town | 19,468 | 51.4 | A+ |
| Mamaroneck Village | 19,356 | 108.5 | A |
| Warwick Town | 19,314 | 41.4 | A+ |
| Cohoes | 18,240 | 186.4 | B |
| Scarsdale Village | 17,602 | 5.7 | A+ |
| Cortland | 17,197 | 226.8 | C |
| Oswego City | 17,058 | 340 | D |
| East Greenbush Town | 16,371 | 116.1 | A |
| Oneonta City | 16,232 | 80.1 | A |
| Bedford Town | 16,196 | 24.7 | A+ |
| Rye | 16,094 | 12.4 | A+ |
| New Paltz Town and Village | 15,926 | 56.5 | A |
| Floral Park Village | 15,799 | 126.6 | A |
| Lewiston Town and Village | 15,616 | 44.8 | A+ |
| Batavia | 15,400 | 376.6 | C |
| Beacon | 15,267 | 111.4 | A |
| Evans Town | 15,049 | 93 | A |
| Kenmore Village | 14,830 | 141.6 | B |
| Tonawanda | 14,825 | 168.6 | B |
Counties in New York
Largest counties in New York, violent crime per 100K
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Suffolk 2.9
Suffolk
2.9 /100K
- Nassau
Nassau
124.9 /100K
- Erie 4.7
Erie
4.7 /100K
- Monroe 20.7
Monroe
20.7 /100K
- Onondaga 43.9
Onondaga
43.9 /100K
- Orange 0.7
Orange
0.7 /100K
- Albany 2.5
Albany
2.5 /100K
- Dutchess 8.1
Dutchess
8.1 /100K
Nearby States
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Explore New York crime data
Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
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