Beacon, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beacon, NY Summary

Crime in Beacon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Beacon over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Beacon:

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Beacon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,070.7 total crimes per 100K people in Beacon.
  • The overall crime rate in Beacon is -53.93% below the national average.
  • Beacon ranks #231 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Beacon ranks #3,991 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Beacon Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beacon is 1,070.7 per 100,000 people. That's -53.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.66% lower than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beacon
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 1,070.7 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 2 14.6 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 87.4 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 14 102.0 363.8 369.8
Burglary 15 109.3 165.5 269.8
Larceny 114 830.4 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 29.1 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 133 968.8 1,410.7 1,954.4

Beacon Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Beacon

14
Violent Crimes
102.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Beacon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beacon is 102.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 980.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beacon each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.97% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beacon

133
Property Crimes
968.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 133 property crimes in Beacon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beacon is 968.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beacon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.33% lower than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beacon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newburgh, NY 28,819 1,032 3,581.0 2,477.5 1,103.4
Peekskill, NY 26,178 344 1,314.1 1,054.3 259.8

Beacon SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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