Ranking of New York Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the New York city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Buffalo (2,394), followed by Yonkers (530), Niagara Falls (366), Schenectady (362), and Binghamton (345).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of New York cities with high number of Violent crimes.

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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of New York Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
Buffalo
Yonkers
Niagara Falls
Schenectady
Binghamton
Utica
Hempstead Village
Jamestown
New Rochelle
Greece Town
Ranking of New York Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Buffalo 2394
2 Yonkers 530
3 Niagara Falls 366
4 Schenectady 362
5 Binghamton 345
6 Utica 317
7 Hempstead Village 245
8 Jamestown 230
9 New Rochelle 127
10 Greece Town 124
11 Watertown 109
12 Rome 99
13 Spring Valley Village 93
14 Poughkeepsie Town 91
15 Irondequoit Town 76
15 Middletown 76
16 Auburn 72
17 Batavia 68
18 Endicott Village 66
19 Clarkstown Town 55
20 Johnson City Village 54
21 Colonie Town 51
22 Ogdensburg 49
23 Olean 46
24 North Tonawanda 39
24 Oswego City 39
25 Port Jervis 36
26 Orangetown Town 31
27 Dunkirk 25
27 Vestal Town 25
28 Brighton Town 24
28 Greenburgh Town 24
28 Webster Town and Village 24
29 Hudson 23
30 Saugerties Town 21
31 Ilion Village 19
32 Seneca Falls Town 18
33 Gouverneur Village 17
33 New Hartford Town and Village 17
33 Southold Town 17
34 Ogden Town 16
35 Waterloo Village 14
36 Carmel Town 13
37 Glens Falls 12
38 Beacon 11
38 Massena Village 11
39 East Rochester Village 10
40 Brockport Village 9
41 Niagara Town 7
42 Deerpark Town 5
42 Ulster Town 5
43 Ellicott Town 4
43 Hyde Park Town 4
43 Lloyd Town 4
43 Scarsdale Village 4
44 Arcade Village 3
44 Lakewood-Busti 3
44 Shawangunk Town 3
44 Stony Point Town 3
44 Tarrytown Village 3
44 Yorktown Town 3
45 Bedford Town 2
45 Fairport Village 2
45 Goshen Town 2
45 Walden Village 2
46 Old Westbury Village 0
46 Plattekill Town 0
46 Westfield Village 0
46 Woodstock Town 0
46 Youngstown Village 0