Ranking of New York Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among New York cities with a population of at least 10K, Newburgh had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,864.1), followed by Buffalo (1,288.71), Niagara Falls (1,229.25), Poughkeepsie (1,037.4), and Rochester (975.98).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of New York cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in New York, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can also see this information for other states.
You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New York cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newburgh | 1864.10 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 1288.71 |
| 3 | Niagara Falls | 1229.25 |
| 4 | Poughkeepsie | 1037.40 |
| 5 | Rochester | 975.98 |
| 6 | Syracuse | 940.15 |
| 7 | Schenectady | 939.50 |
| 8 | Mount Vernon | 899.54 |
| 9 | Hempstead Village | 853.26 |
| 10 | Albany | 816.81 |
| 11 | Middletown | 802.96 |
| 12 | Binghamton | 666.67 |
| 13 | Troy | 664.80 |
| 14 | Utica | 658.18 |
| 15 | Spring Valley Village | 655.75 |
| 16 | New York | 639.29 |
| 17 | Jamestown | 583.58 |
| 18 | Johnson City Village | 574.87 |
| 19 | Yonkers | 570.88 |
| 20 | Watertown | 558.56 |
| 21 | Freeport Village | 483.26 |
| 22 | Lackawanna | 422.64 |
| 23 | Beacon | 421.75 |
| 24 | Endicott Village | 396.80 |
| 25 | Dunkirk | 373.64 |
| 26 | Elmira | 354.20 |
| 27 | Olean | 339.31 |
| 28 | Canandaigua | 337.68 |
| 29 | Auburn | 324.45 |
| 30 | Massena Village | 309.96 |
| 31 | Oswego City | 306.75 |
| 32 | Batavia | 296.26 |
| 33 | Kingston | 291.47 |
| 34 | Glens Falls | 290.40 |
| 35 | Lockport | 282.58 |
| 36 | Gloversville | 267.43 |
| 37 | Corning | 266.74 |
| 38 | Cohoes | 265.11 |
| 39 | Watervliet | 252.80 |
| 40 | Mount Kisco Village | 245.10 |
| 41 | Ogdensburg | 241.85 |
| 42 | New Rochelle | 231.98 |
| 43 | Geneva | 231.41 |
| 44 | Gates Town | 230.82 |
| 45 | Port Chester Village | 228.40 |
| 46 | New Paltz Town and Village | 227.32 |
| 47 | Riverhead Town | 224.79 |
| 48 | Cheektowaga Town | 221.02 |
| 49 | Fulton City | 217.21 |
| 50 | Ithaca | 215.12 |
| 51 | Tonawanda Town | 202.08 |
| 52 | Oneida | 192.17 |
| 53 | Cortland | 181.20 |
| 54 | North Tonawanda | 170.50 |
| 55 | Ossining Village | 161.63 |
| 56 | White Plains | 159.81 |
| 57 | Haverstraw Town | 158.42 |
| 58 | Evans Town | 158.29 |
| 59 | Depew Village | 156.17 |
| 60 | Peekskill | 154.92 |
| 61 | Irondequoit Town | 151.79 |
| 62 | Kenmore Village | 148.50 |
| 63 | New Windsor Town | 144.97 |
| 64 | Tonawanda | 144.79 |
| 65 | Rome | 135.93 |
| 66 | Long Beach | 134.03 |
| 67 | Greece Town | 133.33 |
| 68 | Fredonia Village | 133.29 |
| 69 | Rockville Centre Village | 132.01 |
| 70 | Dewitt Town | 131.17 |
| 71 | Southampton Town | 127.35 |
| 72 | Poughkeepsie Town | 126.47 |
| 73 | Orangetown Town | 122.91 |
| 74 | West Seneca Town | 115.81 |
| 75 | Greenburgh Town | 112.88 |
| 76 | Hyde Park Town | 110.48 |
| 77 | Fallsburg Town | 108.37 |
| 78 | Southold Town | 105.26 |
| 79 | Plattekill Town | 104.24 |
| 80 | Newburgh Town | 102.88 |
| 81 | Manlius Town | 101.31 |
| 82 | Saratoga Springs | 96.76 |
| 83 | Amsterdam | 96.74 |
| 84 | Clarkstown Town | 94.78 |
| 85 | Ramapo Town | 93.62 |
| 86 | New Hartford Town and Village | 92.43 |
| 87 | Warwick Town | 92.01 |
| 88 | North Greenbush Town | 90.62 |
| 89 | Wallkill Town | 86.55 |
| 90 | East Greenbush Town | 84.55 |
| 91 | Mamaroneck Village | 83.46 |
| 92 | Camillus Town and Village | 82.33 |
| 93 | Ulster Town | 80.70 |
| 94 | Rotterdam Town | 78.46 |
| 95 | Glenville Town | 77.57 |
| 96 | Hamburg Town | 77.49 |
| 97 | Brighton Town | 75.97 |
| 98 | Amherst Town | 74.84 |
| 99 | East Hampton Town | 71.54 |
| 100 | Saugerties Town | 71.50 |
| 101 | Schodack Town | 70.70 |
| 102 | Niskayuna Town | 68.35 |
| 103 | Guilderland Town | 68.26 |
| 104 | Bedford Town | 62.69 |
| 105 | Lynbrook Village | 61.21 |
| 106 | Webster Town and Village | 60.56 |
| 107 | Colonie Town | 59.09 |
| 108 | Vestal Town | 57.11 |
| 109 | Geddes Town | 56.67 |
| 110 | Woodbury Town | 55.53 |
| 111 | Mount Pleasant Town | 52.82 |
| 112 | East Fishkill Town | 51.30 |
| 113 | Ogden Town | 50.03 |
| 114 | Blooming Grove Town | 48.92 |
| 115 | Bethlehem Town | 47.39 |
| 116 | Lancaster Town | 41.88 |
| 117 | Orchard Park Town | 41.13 |
| 118 | Harrison Town | 39.58 |
| 119 | Lewiston Town and Village | 36.77 |
| 120 | Yorktown Town | 35.58 |
| 121 | Carmel Town | 34.72 |
| 122 | Fishkill Town | 29.89 |
| 123 | Suffern Village | 27.52 |
| 124 | Lloyd Town | 27.48 |
| 125 | Stony Point Town | 26.12 |
| 126 | North Castle Town | 25.01 |
| 127 | Mamaroneck Town | 24.73 |
| 128 | Garden City Village | 22.15 |
| 129 | Shawangunk Town | 20.83 |
| 130 | Eastchester Town | 20.20 |
| 131 | Floral Park Village | 18.74 |
| 132 | Tarrytown Village | 17.52 |
| 133 | East Aurora-Aurora Town | 14.45 |
| 134 | Scarsdale Village | 11.50 |
| 135 | Port Washington | 10.54 |
| 136 | Kent Town | 0.00 |
| 136 | Lewisboro Town | 0.00 |