Ranking of New York Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among New York cities with a population of at least 10K, Buffalo had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,017.96), followed by Newburgh (1,014.42), Albany (902.22), Binghamton (843.86), and Syracuse (839.37).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 | Buffalo | 1017.96 |
| 2 | Newburgh | 1014.42 |
| 3 | Albany | 902.22 |
| 4 | Binghamton | 843.86 |
| 5 | Syracuse | 839.37 |
| 6 | Rochester | 818.72 |
| 7 | Poughkeepsie | 797.24 |
| 8 | Watertown | 735.06 |
| 9 | Schenectady | 718.06 |
| 10 | Troy | 672.76 |
| 11 | Hempstead Village | 646.39 |
| 12 | Oneida | 617.57 |
| 13 | New York | 577.79 |
| 14 | Lockport | 573.92 |
| 15 | Mount Vernon | 567.28 |
| 16 | Lackawanna | 565.80 |
| 17 | Gloversville | 539.03 |
| 18 | Utica | 500.98 |
| 19 | Johnson City Village | 462.47 |
| 20 | Batavia | 448.24 |
| 21 | Endicott Village | 417.91 |
| 22 | Kingston | 374.75 |
| 23 | Canandaigua | 365.90 |
| 24 | Yonkers | 325.17 |
| 25 | Middletown | 319.22 |
| 26 | Ithaca | 316.88 |
| 27 | Corning | 315.22 |
| 28 | Tonawanda | 312.93 |
| 29 | Geneva | 302.33 |
| 30 | Spring Valley Village | 296.70 |
| 31 | Cheektowaga Town | 282.22 |
| 32 | Cortland | 263.23 |
| 33 | Kenmore Village | 247.19 |
| 34 | Dunkirk | 231.30 |
| 35 | Gates Town | 230.32 |
| 36 | Elmira | 219.99 |
| 37 | Amsterdam | 209.34 |
| 38 | Rome | 203.27 |
| 39 | Olean | 187.49 |
| 40 | Saratoga Springs | 186.64 |
| 41 | DeWitt Town | 184.39 |
| 42 | Poughkeepsie Town | 177.22 |
| 43 | Wallkill Town | 168.04 |
| 44 | Greece Town | 157.18 |
| 45 | Depew Village | 153.69 |
| 46 | Newburgh Town | 145.15 |
| 47 | Evans Town | 143.20 |
| 48 | Plattsburgh City | 138.75 |
| 49 | Peekskill | 135.41 |
| 50 | West Seneca Town | 130.31 |
| 51 | Amherst Town | 126.13 |
| 52 | North Tonawanda | 122.91 |
| 53 | Rotterdam Town | 116.39 |
| 54 | Saugerties Town | 110.78 |
| 55 | Hamburg Town | 109.65 |
| 56 | Fredonia Village | 107.79 |
| 57 | Beacon | 107.27 |
| 58 | Colonie Town | 104.95 |
| 59 | Mamaroneck Village | 104.42 |
| 60 | North Greenbush Town | 97.85 |
| 61 | Brighton Town | 94.83 |
| 62 | East Greenbush Town | 92.67 |
| 63 | New Hartford Town and Village | 89.23 |
| 64 | Ulster Town | 87.12 |
| 65 | Riverhead Town | 83.68 |
| 66 | Niskayuna Town | 80.26 |
| 67 | Tarrytown Village | 79.07 |
| 68 | Haverstraw Town | 78.31 |
| 69 | Lynbrook Village | 77.16 |
| 70 | Ramapo Town | 76.71 |
| 71 | Port Chester Village | 75.39 |
| 72 | Southampton Town | 74.27 |
| 73 | Bethlehem Town | 74.20 |
| 74 | Guilderland Town | 73.31 |
| 75 | New Windsor Town | 71.48 |
| 76 | Glens Falls | 70.35 |
| 77 | Ossining Village | 68.59 |
| 78 | Floral Park Village | 63.12 |
| 79 | Manlius Town | 62.14 |
| 80 | Geddes Town | 59.99 |
| 81 | Webster Town and Village | 59.41 |
| 82 | Lloyd Town | 57.23 |
| 83 | Rockville Centre Village | 56.90 |
| 84 | Greenburgh Town | 55.90 |
| 85 | Glenville Town | 55.53 |
| 86 | Southold Town | 55.12 |
| 87 | Clarkstown Town | 54.68 |
| 88 | Camillus Town and Village | 53.95 |
| 89 | Ogden Town | 53.39 |
| 90 | Schodack Town | 51.65 |
| 91 | Vestal Town | 48.88 |
| 92 | Warwick Town | 48.76 |
| 93 | Cicero Town | 48.69 |
| 94 | Port Washington | 41.26 |
| 95 | East Fishkill Town | 40.57 |
| 96 | Orangetown Town | 40.19 |
| 97 | Long Beach | 38.85 |
| 98 | Lancaster Town | 31.89 |
| 99 | Orchard Park Town | 26.98 |
| 100 | Garden City Village | 22.26 |
| 101 | East Aurora-Aurora Town | 21.82 |
| 102 | Shawangunk Town | 21.77 |
| 103 | Harrison Town | 20.61 |
| 104 | Stony Point Town | 19.56 |
| 105 | Yorktown Town | 19.29 |
| 106 | Dobbs Ferry Village | 18.12 |
| 107 | Carmel Town | 14.67 |
| 108 | Bedford Town | 11.32 |
| 109 | Glen Cove | 11.04 |
| 110 | North Castle Town | 8.15 |
| 111 | Kent Town | 7.62 |
| 112 | Eastchester Town | 5.00 |
| 113 | Lewisboro Town | 0.00 |
| 113 | Mamaroneck Town | 0.00 |
| 113 | New Castle Town | 0.00 |
| 113 | Rye | 0.00 |
| 113 | Sleepy Hollow Village | 0.00 |