To determine the most dangerous cities in New York, we compiled data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report and sorted each city’s violent crime rate. Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults.
Violent crime rate is calculated by dividing the total numbers of violent crime by the total population; the result is multiplied by 100,000.
The New York state average for violent crime is 361 per 100,000 people and its state average for property crime is 1410.7 per 100,000 people.
What Is The Most Dangerous City In New York?
The most dangerous city in New York is Newburgh. In 2019, Newburgh had a violent crime rate of 1,129.32 per 100,000 people and a property crime rate of 8,019.19 per 100,000 people.
Newburgh’s violent crime rate is 3x greater than the state average. It’s property crime rate is 16% greater than the state average.
You have a 1 in 89 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime and 1 in 44 chance of becoming a victim of property crime.
Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities In New York
1. Newburgh – 1,129.32 violent crimes per 100,00 residents
The Most Dangerous Cities In New York VS The Safest City In New York
Here’s a graph showing you the violent crime rates of the top 10 most dangerous cities in New York and we also included one of the safest city in New York, Amherst, to give you some perspective on the crime rates.
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