Elmira, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elmira, NY Summary

Crime in Elmira research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Elmira 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 Elmira:

  • There were 871 total crimes committed in Elmira the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,247.6 total crimes per 100K people in Elmira.
  • The overall crime rate in Elmira is 39.73% above the national average.
  • Elmira ranks #370 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Elmira ranks #8,395 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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Elmira Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elmira is 3,247.6 per 100,000 people. That's 39.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 83.02% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elmira
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 871 3,247.6 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.5 4.2 6.3
Robbery 25 93.2 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 119.3 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 59 220.0 363.8 369.8
Burglary 87 324.4 165.5 269.8
Larceny 684 2,550.3 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 152.9 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 812 3,027.6 1,410.7 1,954.4

Elmira 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 Elmira

59
Violent Crimes
220.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Elmira in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elmira is 220.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 454.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elmira each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.52% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elmira

812
Property Crimes
3,027.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 812 property crimes in Elmira in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elmira is 3,027.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elmira each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 114.61% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elmira

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Corning, NY 10,900 329 3,018.3 2,532.1 486.2

Elmira SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
9
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