Syracuse, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Syracuse, NY Summary

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

  • There were 5,724 total crimes committed in Syracuse the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,942.7 total crimes per 100K people in Syracuse.
  • The overall crime rate in Syracuse is 69.64% above the national average.
  • Syracuse ranks #385 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Syracuse ranks #8,920 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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Syracuse Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Syracuse is 3,942.7 per 100,000 people. That's 69.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 122.19% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Syracuse
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,724 3,942.7 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 17 11.7 4.2 6.3
Robbery 287 197.7 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 910 626.8 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 1,294 891.3 363.8 369.8
Burglary 1,171 806.6 165.5 269.8
Larceny 2,636 1,815.7 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 623 429.1 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 4,430 3,051.4 1,410.7 1,954.4

Syracuse 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 Syracuse

1,294
Violent Crimes
891.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
141.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,294 violent crimes in Syracuse in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Syracuse is 891.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Syracuse each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 141.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 145.03% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Syracuse

4,430
Property Crimes
3,051.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,430 property crimes in Syracuse in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Syracuse is 3,051.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Syracuse each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.13% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 116.30% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Syracuse SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
9
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