Utica, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Utica, NY Summary

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

  • There were 2,541 total crimes committed in Utica the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,976.2 total crimes per 100K people in Utica.
  • The overall crime rate in Utica is 71.08% above the national average.
  • Utica ranks #388 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Utica ranks #8,943 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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Utica Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Utica is 3,976.2 per 100,000 people. That's 71.08% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 124.07% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Utica
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,541 3,976.2 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.6 4.2 6.3
Robbery 82 128.3 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 240 375.6 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 363 568.0 363.8 369.8
Burglary 274 428.8 165.5 269.8
Larceny 1,749 2,736.8 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 155 242.5 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 2,178 3,408.1 1,410.7 1,954.4

Utica 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 Utica

363
Violent Crimes
568.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
53.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 363 violent crimes in Utica in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Utica is 568.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 176.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Utica each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 53.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 56.15% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Utica

2,178
Property Crimes
3,408.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,178 property crimes in Utica in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Utica is 3,408.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Utica each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 141.59% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Utica

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rome, NY 31,834 558 1,752.8 1,511.0 241.9

Utica SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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