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Most Dangerous Cities in New York 2024

According to NIBRS, Violent crime in the United States is most likely to be committed in urban areas, Violent crime field is made up of rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and murder. To determine the most dangerous cities in New York in 2024, we have reviewed the number of violent crimes reported in 2022, 2021, 2020 per 1,000 residents, with data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Buffalo being most populous city after New york city in New york registered 7,870 number of Violent cases other populous cities include Watertown, Auburn, Jamestown, Niagara Falls, Oswego City, Schenectady, Ogdensburg, Batavia and Port Jervis.

RankCitiesPopulationViolent CrimesViolent CrimesChangeCrime Rate
2021202020212020 - 2021per 1000 persons
1Watertown24,0911,09245.33
2Auburn25,7461,0701,07041.56
3Jamestown28,6491,18541.36
4Niagara Falls47,1391,78537.87
5Oswego City17,13253331.11
6Buffalo253,8097,87031.01
7Schenectady65,1401,99630.64
8Ogdensburg10,31929828.88
9Batavia14,21040028.15
10Port Jervis8,41522927.21
11Utica58,9651,5161,5957927.05
12Johnson City Village13,9283423672526.35
13Hudson5,952148147-124.70
14Seneca Falls Town8,57021024.50
15Binghamton43,8281,0251,029423.48
16Olean13,27227921.02
17Rome31,99158118.16
18Endicott Village12,335210197-1315.97
19Dunkirk11,62216414.11
20Massena Village10,04513213.14
21Spring Valley Village32,340379384511.87
22Ilion Village7,5628811.64
23Middletown28,01032211.50
24Saugerties Town18,95421611.40
25Poughkeepsie Town38,80844011.34
26Greece Town95,2021,1431,058-8511.11
27Hempstead Village54,81758510.67
28Glens Falls14,11614610.34
29Brockport Village7,821727429.46
30Walden Village6,593629.40
31Vestal Town28,8431652651009.19
32New Hartford Town and Village20,12489182939.04
33Southold Town20,0451798.93
34North Tonawanda29,904270265-58.86
35Niagara Town7,949626758.43
36Ogden Town20,715147172258.30
37East Rochester Village6,443517.92
38Colonie Town78,3646037.69
39Deerpark Town7,667567.30
40Brighton Town35,689224260367.29
41Yonkers200,3971,3646.81
42Clarkstown Town80,188437466295.81
43New Rochelle81,3674475.49
44Irondequoit Town49,5692565.16
45Lloyd Town10,665555.16
46Orangetown Town37,135119166474.47
47Beacon13,940604.30
48Ulster Town12,745534.16
49Lakewood-Busti7,077243.39
50Woodstock Town5,743193.31
51Greenburgh Town44,483125147223.30
52Goshen Town8,803293.29
53Hyde Park Town20,641653.15
54Yorktown Town35,9701133.14
55Webster Town and Village45,65112012992.83
56Tarrytown Village11,287242.13
57Carmel Town34,351702.04

Top 10 most dangerous cities in New York

The top ten in most dangerous cities in New York in 2023 are Buffalo, Watertown, Auburn, Jamestown, Niagara Falls, Oswego City, Schenectady, Ogdensburg, Batavia and Port Jervis. In any city Crime will not be everywhere, Most of the Crime is often concentrated in some of the neighbourhoods, we listed few cities to take extra care when you plan to move to the city and the area.

Watertown

Watertown population is 24,091. There are 1,092 crime cases in 2021, It is the most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 45.33 per 1000 residents in 2021. Watertown recorded 2 Homicides, 9 Kidnapping, 60 sex offenses, 15 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 11 Arson, 32 Motor vehicle theft, 7 Robbery, 76 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Auburn

Auburn population is 25,746. There are 1,070 crime cases in 2021, It is the second most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 41.56 per 1000 residents in 2021. Auburn recorded 1 Homicides, 14 Kidnapping, 42 sex offenses, 14 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 4 Arson, 34 Motor vehicle theft, 7 Robbery, 65 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Jamestown

Jamestown population is 28,649. There are 1,185 crime cases in 2021, It is the third most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 41.36 per 1000 residents in 2021. Jamestown recorded 2 Homicides, 85 Kidnapping, 53 sex offenses, 17 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 24 Arson, 47 Motor vehicle theft, 38 Robbery, 346 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls population is 47,139. There are 1,785 crime cases in 2021, It is the fourth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 37.87 per 1000 residents in 2021. Niagara Falls recorded 9 Homicides, 31 Kidnapping, 52 sex offenses, 14 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 27 Arson, 165 Motor vehicle theft, 64 Robbery, 42 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Oswego City

Oswego City population is 17,132. There are 533 crime cases in 2021, It is the fifth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 31.11 per 1000 residents in 2021. Oswego City recorded 4 Kidnapping, 10 sex offenses, 1 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 20 Motor vehicle theft, 2 Robbery, 116 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Buffalo

Buffalo population is 253,809. There are 7,870 crime cases in 2021, It is the sixth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 31.01 per 1000 residents in 2021. Buffalo recorded 65 Homicides, 69 Kidnapping, 245 sex offenses, 79 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 121 Arson, 1,537 Motor vehicle theft, 608 Robbery, 583 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Schenectady

Schenectady population is 65,140. There are 1,996 crime cases in 2021, It is the seventh most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 30.64 per 1000 residents in 2021. Schenectady recorded 2 Homicides, 44 Kidnapping, 71 sex offenses, 19 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 18 Arson, 179 Motor vehicle theft, 70 Robbery, 102 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg population is 10,319. There are 298 crime cases in 2021, It is the eighth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 28.88 per 1000 residents in 2021. Ogdensburg recorded 8 Kidnapping, 20 sex offenses, 6 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 6 Motor vehicle theft, 4 Robbery, 48 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Batavia

Batavia population is 14,210. There are 400 crime cases in 2021, It is the ninth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 28.15 per 1000 residents in 2021. Batavia recorded 1 Homicides, 10 Kidnapping, 30 sex offenses, 6 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 13 Motor vehicle theft, 11 Robbery, 31 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Port Jervis

Port Jervis population is 8,415. There are 229 crime cases in 2021, It is the tenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 27.21 per 1000 residents in 2021. Port Jervis recorded 3 Kidnapping, 12 sex offenses, 3 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 4 Arson, 6 Motor vehicle theft, 7 Robbery, 144 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Utica

Utica population is 58,965. There are 1,595 crime cases in 2021, It is the eleventh most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 27.05 per 1000 residents in 2021. Utica recorded 5 Homicides, 12 Kidnapping, 52 sex offenses, 19 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 8 Arson, 232 Motor vehicle theft, 84 Robbery, 82 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Johnson City Village

Johnson City Village population is 13,928. There are 367 crime cases in 2021, It is the twelfth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 26.35 per 1000 residents in 2021. Johnson City Village recorded 1 Homicides, 11 Kidnapping, 14 sex offenses, 5 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 17 Motor vehicle theft, 12 Robbery, 130 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Hudson

Hudson population is 5,952. There are 147 crime cases in 2021, It is the thirteenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 24.70 per 1000 residents in 2021. Hudson recorded 1 Kidnapping, 10 sex offenses, 2 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 3 Motor vehicle theft, 2 Robbery, 22 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Seneca Falls Town

Seneca Falls Town population is 8,570. There are 210 crime cases in 2021, It is the fourteenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 24.50 per 1000 residents in 2021. Seneca Falls Town recorded 6 Kidnapping, 15 sex offenses, 6 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 3 Motor vehicle theft, 1 Robbery, 17 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Binghamton

Binghamton population is 43,828. There are 1,029 crime cases in 2021, It is the fifteenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 23.48 per 1000 residents in 2021. Binghamton recorded 3 Homicides, 8 Kidnapping, 53 sex offenses, 24 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 26 Arson, 99 Motor vehicle theft, 51 Robbery, 335 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Olean

Olean population is 13,272. There are 279 crime cases in 2021, It is the sixteenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 21.02 per 1000 residents in 2021. Olean recorded 2 Kidnapping, 7 sex offenses, 1 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 6 Arson, 20 Motor vehicle theft, 1 Robbery, 44 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Rome

Rome population is 31,991. There are 581 crime cases in 2021, It is the seventeenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 18.16 per 1000 residents in 2021. Rome recorded 13 Kidnapping, 22 sex offenses, 3 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 37 Motor vehicle theft, 14 Robbery, 7 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Endicott Village

Endicott Village population is 12,335. There are 197 crime cases in 2021, It is the eighteenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 15.97 per 1000 residents in 2021. Endicott Village recorded 3 Kidnapping, 19 sex offenses, 2 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 4 Arson, 4 Motor vehicle theft, 9 Robbery, 16 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Dunkirk

Dunkirk population is 11,622. There are 164 crime cases in 2021, It is the nineteenth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 14.11 per 1000 residents in 2021. Dunkirk recorded 6 Kidnapping, 5 sex offenses and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 6 Motor vehicle theft, 8 Robbery, 68 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Massena Village

Massena Village population is 10,045. There are 132 crime cases in 2021, It is the twentieth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 13.14 per 1000 residents in 2021. Massena Village recorded 1 Homicides, 1 Kidnapping, 6 sex offenses, 1 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 1 Arson, 7 Motor vehicle theft, 1 Robbery, 26 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Spring Valley Village

Spring Valley Village population is 32,340. There are 384 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-first most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.87 per 1000 residents in 2021. Spring Valley Village recorded 3 Homicides, 3 Kidnapping, 26 sex offenses, 7 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 11 Motor vehicle theft, 13 Robbery, 10 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Ilion Village

Ilion Village population is 7,562. There are 88 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-second most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.64 per 1000 residents in 2021. Ilion Village recorded 5 sex offenses, 2 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 8 Motor vehicle theft, 3 Robbery, 7 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Middletown

Middletown population is 28,010. There are 322 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-third most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.50 per 1000 residents in 2021. Middletown recorded 15 Kidnapping, 17 sex offenses, 5 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 3 Arson, 14 Motor vehicle theft, 18 Robbery, 114 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Saugerties Town

Saugerties Town population is 18,954. There are 216 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-fourth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.40 per 1000 residents in 2021. Saugerties Town recorded 8 Kidnapping, 6 sex offenses, 1 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 8 Motor vehicle theft, 2 Robbery, 9 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Poughkeepsie Town

Poughkeepsie Town population is 38,808. There are 440 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-fifth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.34 per 1000 residents in 2021. Poughkeepsie Town recorded 4 Kidnapping, 35 sex offenses, 5 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 5 Arson, 47 Motor vehicle theft, 15 Robbery, 50 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Greece Town

Greece Town population is 95,202. There are 1,058 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-sixth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 11.11 per 1000 residents in 2021. Greece Town recorded 10 Kidnapping, 20 sex offenses, 4 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 7 Arson, 163 Motor vehicle theft, 34 Robbery, 21 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Hempstead Village

Hempstead Village population is 54,817. There are 585 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-seventh most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 10.67 per 1000 residents in 2021. Hempstead Village recorded 3 Homicides, 2 Kidnapping, 13 sex offenses, 1 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 8 Arson, 110 Motor vehicle theft, 66 Robbery, 135 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Glens Falls

Glens Falls population is 14,116. There are 146 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-eighth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 10.34 per 1000 residents in 2021. Glens Falls recorded 10 Kidnapping, 15 sex offenses, 3 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 9 Motor vehicle theft, 79 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Brockport Village

Brockport Village population is 7,821. There are 74 crime cases in 2021, It is the twenty-ninth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 9.46 per 1000 residents in 2021. Brockport Village recorded 1 Kidnapping, 5 sex offenses, 2 Rape cases, and in the crime against property there were 4 Motor vehicle theft, 1 Robbery, 6 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

Walden Village

Walden Village population is 6,593. There are 62 crime cases in 2021, It is the thirtieth most dangerous cities in New York by 2023, Violent crime occur at the rate of about 9.40 per 1000 residents in 2021. Walden Village recorded 1 Kidnapping, 1 sex offenses, and in the crime against property there were 1 Motor vehicle theft, 1 Robbery, 11 Drug/Narcotic offenses.

New York Offenses(Crime/Property/Social) in 2021

Below are the New York Offenses in 2021, detailed by Violent and Property Crimes, Violent cases include Assault, Homicides, Sex Offences, Rape, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Drug and Narcotic cases. Property Crimes in New York include Burglary, Breaking, Property Vandalism, Arson, Motor Vehicle Theft and other offenses.

Rank (Total Offenses)CitiesPopulation (2021)Violent CrimeProperty CrimesSociety CrimesTotal Offenses AssaultHomicideKidnappingsSex OffensesRapeArsonMotor Vehicle TheftRobberyDrug/NarcoticTotal Offenses per 1000
1Jamestown28,6491,1851,7794133,3771,0452855317244738346117.87
2Watertown24,0911,0921,5781442,8141,0192960151132776116.81
3Johnson City Village13,9283679211531,44134111114531712130103.46
4Buffalo253,8097,87016,5701,07925,5197,4906569245791211,537608583100.54
5Niagara Falls47,1391,7852,8211204,7261,6939315214271656442100.26
6Oswego City17,1325339181521,60351904101020211693.57
7Utica58,9651,5953,6231845,4021,52651252198232848291.61
8Binghamton43,8281,0292,4413913,86196538532426995133588.09
9Auburn25,7461,0701,080992,2491,013114421443476587.35
10Ogdensburg10,31929852270890270082063644886.25
11Schenectady65,1401,9963,3841675,5471,8792447119181797010285.16
12Port Jervis8,4152293151697132140312346714484.73
13Batavia14,210400586391,025359110306313113172.13
14Lakewood-Busti7,07724444405082200200414071.78
15Olean13,27227957048897270027162014467.59
16Hudson5,95214721034391136011021322265.69
17Seneca Falls Town8,57021032026556189061561311764.88
18Endicott Village12,33519746021678175031924491654.97
19New Hartford Town and Village20,124182840371,059174035212562552.62
20Rome31,9915811,08491,67454601322333714752.33
21Colonie Town78,3646033,47814,0825801139237818052.09
22Ilion Village7,5628828513386830052383751.04
23Poughkeepsie Town38,8084401,401631,90440104355547155049.06
24Dunkirk11,6221643187255415306501686847.67
25Greece Town95,2021,0583,121524,2311,0280102047163342144.44
26Vestal Town28,8432658541461,26524603165211113043.86
27Middletown28,0103226731531,1482900151753141811440.99
28Brighton Town35,6892601,15961,425242111651354439.93
29East Rochester Village6,44351160182294800311341435.54
30Niagara Town7,9496721502826002510130035.48
31Hempstead Village54,8175851,1162231,9245673213181106613535.10
32Southold Town20,04517951497021710080073635.02
33Glens Falls14,116146254864861210101530907934.43
34Massena Village10,0451321832934412411611712634.25
35North Tonawanda29,90426556214897524308142117411932.60
36Clarkstown Town80,1884661,796722,33445002143039155529.11
37Irondequoit Town49,5692561,144341,43423331196186211428.93
38Spring Valley Village32,3403844904191535233267311131028.29
39Saugerties Town18,954216275185092020861082926.85
40Lloyd Town10,66555209132775500000201325.97
41Brockport Village7,8217411513202680152041625.83
42Ogden Town20,715172356453216611420151225.68
43Greenburgh Town44,483147960291,1361340211202792025.54
44New Rochelle81,3674471,535952,07741939160440386225.53
45Yonkers200,3971,3643,2282184,8101,26682367171919714516924.00
46Walden Village6,5936277131526001100111123.05
47Webster Town and Village45,65112977230931120045112742720.39
48Yorktown Town35,9701135451367110800511901218.65
49Beacon13,9406018411255590010242618.29
50Deerpark Town7,66756792137540111050117.87
51Orangetown Town37,13516644522633151159401651017.05
52Ulster Town12,74553126191984812200611515.54
53Goshen Town8,803291041134270021050115.22
54Carmel Town34,351703893249168002011002714.29
55Woodstock Town5,7431955680190000000513.93
56Scarsdale Village17,8471417481961400000191610.98
57Fairport Village5,271104705780021030010.81
58Hyde Park Town20,641651445214620030250410.37
59Tarrytown Village11,287246659524000016258.42
60Stony Point Town15,309147519108130100110177.05
61Plattekill Town10,158164646616000010036.50
62Shawangunk Town13,751196348618001000046.25
63Bedford Town17,4558181278000003001.55
Below is the 2020 Crime Stats of New York State:
Crime RankCityPopulation (2020)Violent CrimeProperty CrimesTotal OffensesViolent per 1000Property per 1000Total Offenses per 1000
1Newburgh28,070317640960112334
2Buffalo255,6862,5338,29810,974103243
3Niagara Falls47,9004311,8482,30493948
4Schenectady65,5045281,7702,31882735
5Binghamton44,4753551,9072,27884351
6Syracuse142,4381,1294,4645,63283140
7Poughkeepsie30,42223551375381725
8Albany97,2217362,9193,67183038
9Rochester205,7691,5407,1428,76573543
10Jamestown29,1021998631,07573037
11Utica59,8423741,9862,37663340
12Watertown25,1021548871,04763542
13Troy49,2862961,3651,67262834
14New York8,379,04347,821122,299170,12061520
15Mount Vernon67,6193818421,22961218
16Hempstead Village55,40429757987851016
17Spring Valley Village32,36711542554241317
18Yonkers200,0757081,8262,5494913
19Middletown27,8018730839731114
20Elmira26,9588383191433134
21Cheektowaga Town76,8211872,1532,34422831
22Saratoga Springs28,1866444851521618
23Gates Town28,3665577683322729
24Poughkeepsie Town38,889709911,06422527
25Greece Town95,7771671,8472,01621921
26Rome32,0195452458021618
27Freeport Village43,0647242850021012
28West Seneca Town45,3996760166911315
29Tonawanda Town56,7178372581211314
30North Tonawanda30,2284435139611213
31Ithaca31,1224184088312728
32Wallkill Town29,2363755759411920
33New Rochelle78,9369876286011011
34Amherst Town120,8641411,8401,98611516
35Rotterdam Town29,8553275478612526
36New Windsor Town27,9712827130111011
37Riverhead Town33,5363356860511718
38Greenburgh Town45,0404343848111011
39Hamburg Town46,4454374278811617
40Orangetown Town37,37134265300178
41Southampton Town51,090464745201910
42Bethlehem Town35,2752943846711213
43Orchard Park Town29,5992434536911212
44Colonie Town79,509621,8701,93712424
45Ramapo Town94,63368436508155
46Port Chester Village29,31721200222178
47Newburgh Town31,1282291193712930
48Clarkstown Town80,599569851,04311213
49Brighton Town36,0362561163611718
50Guilderland Town34,1332384186412525
51Long Beach33,552196686123
52Lancaster Town37,5712139841911111
53Carmel Town34,25187684022
54Yorktown Town36,4268214222066
55Glen Cove27,22858489033
56Cicero Town28,7325174179066
57Harrison Town27,9460147147055

Crime data in New York State Universities

Below is the crime data in 2021 of Universities in New York:

Rank (Total Offenses)UniversitiesPopulation (2021)Violent CrimeProperty CrimesSociety CrimesTotal Offenses AssaultHomicideKidnappingsSex OffensesRapeArsonMotor Vehicle TheftRobberyDrug/NarcoticTotal Offenses per 1000
1Cornell University24,59433327113712601633311115.08
2State University of New York Police, Oswego9,1901274301161001101102912.62
3State University of New York Police, Stony Brook34,115132175133201300020310109.38
4State University of New York Police, New Paltz8,9021564611000000136.85

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