New York, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In New York, NY Summary

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

  • There were 237,654 total crimes committed in New York the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,885.4 total crimes per 100K people in New York.
  • The overall crime rate in New York is 24.14% above the national average.
  • New York ranks #361 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • New York ranks #7,998 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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New York Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New York is 2,885.4 per 100,000 people. That's 24.14% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 62.60% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New York
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 237,654 2,885.4 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 438 5.3 4.2 6.3
Robbery 17,433 211.7 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40,803 495.4 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 61,293 744.2 363.8 369.8
Burglary 14,553 176.7 165.5 269.8
Larceny 147,831 1,794.8 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 13,977 169.7 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 176,361 2,141.2 1,410.7 1,954.4

New York 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 New York

61,293
Violent Crimes
744.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
101.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 61,293 violent crimes in New York in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New York is 744.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New York each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 101.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 104.57% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New York

176,361
Property Crimes
2,141.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 176,361 property crimes in New York in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New York is 2,141.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New York each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.78% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New York

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hoboken, NJ 56,882 968 1,701.8 1,547.1 154.7
West New York, NJ 52,021 732 1,407.1 1,159.1 248.0
Cliffside Park, NJ 25,531 114 446.5 419.1 27.4
Secaucus, NJ 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Edgewater, NJ 14,793 190 1,284.4 1,230.3 54.1
Guttenberg, NJ 11,100 93 837.8 693.7 144.1
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7

New York SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
2
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