Purchase, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Purchase in green. The most dangerous areas in Purchase 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 Purchase, NY Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Purchase is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of cities are safer and 57% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Purchase's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Purchase is 0.0516 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Purchase generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Purchase may be as high as 1 in 17,828 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,810 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Purchase, NY: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Purchase has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Purchase's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Purchase 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 murder rate, Purchase is less safe than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Purchase, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Purchase about $537,751 in 2025, or roughly $97 per resident. This is part of Purchase's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Purchase, including every crime type and how Purchase compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Purchase's crime maps on the Purchase overall crime page.

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Individual Purchase Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Purchase is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Purchase.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rye Brook, NY	B+	B-	C+	B-
West Harrison, NY	B-	C-	C-	B-
Harrison, NY	B-	C+	C-	C+
White Plains, NY	C+	D+	D+	C+
Port Chester, NY	B-	D+	C-	B
Greenwich, CT	D+	A-	D	D+
Valhalla, NY	C-	D	D	C+
Rye, NY	C+	C	D+	C+
Hartsdale, NY	B-	C	C-	B-
Scarsdale, NY	C+	C+	D+	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Purchase is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Westmere, NY	B	A	A	A+
Birch Run, MI	C-	C	C	A-
Bisbee, AZ	D-	F	F	D-
Black Diamond, WA	B-	B+	B+	A-
Black Forest, CO	D	D	D	C-
Black Hawk, SD	B-	C-	C-	C-
Blackstone, VA	D-	D+	D+	F
Blakely, GA	D+	D-	D-	D
Bolton, MA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Boones Mill, VA	C	B	B	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Purchase, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 84% actual proficiency versus 80% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Purchase schools on SchoolGrade

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