Syracuse, NY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in the Syracuse area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Syracuse area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Syracuse, NY Safe from Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Syracuse is in the 17th percentile for safety, meaning 83% of cities are safer and 17% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Syracuse area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in the Syracuse area is 3.646 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Syracuse area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in the Syracuse area may be as high as 1 in 141 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 983 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Syracuse, NY: about 1,085 per year. The northeast part of the Syracuse area has fewer cases of assault with only 36 in a typical year.

How Syracuse's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in the Syracuse area to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, the Syracuse area is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Syracuse, NY

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Syracuse about $71,885,796 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of the Syracuse area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Syracuse, including every crime type and how Syracuse compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Syracuse's crime maps on the Syracuse overall crime page.

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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in the Syracuse area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Syracuse area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Lyncourt, NY	F	F	F	F
Solvay, NY	C-	D	D	D
Westvale, NY	A	B+	B	B+
Mattydale, NY	D+	D-	D-	D-
Jamesville, NY	B+	C+	C+	C+
Fairmount, NY	B	B	C-	B-
East Syracuse, NY	C	C-	D	D+
Nedrow, NY	D+	D-	D-	D-
North Syracuse, NY	B-	C	D+	C
Liverpool, NY	B+	B+	C+	B

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Syracuse is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Daytona Beach, FL	A-	B+	B+	C+
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-	D-
Provo, UT	B-	C+	C+	B-
Des Moines, IA	C+	C+	C+	C
Winston-Salem, NC	D	D+	D+	D
Madison, WI	C-	B-	B-	C+
Ogden, UT	D+	B-	B-	B
Springfield, MA	C+	D	D	D
Poughkeepsie, NY	B-	C-	C-	C-
Akron, OH	D+	C	C	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Syracuse, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Syracuse schools on SchoolGrade

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