The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Binghamton, NY
Binghamton is a city of 71,400 in Broome County and the main city of the Binghamton metro area, home to 245,200 · Updated November 2026
Is Binghamton, NY safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+, Binghamton has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Binghamton run from A+ to D, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 756 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
37% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Binghamton as a whole, and 63% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Binghamton scores 756.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Binghamton, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Binghamton, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Binghamton
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Binghamton runs 31% above the US rate, but car thefts run 47% below it: 1.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Binghamton
Most of Binghamton grades well: 68% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Binghamton run from A+ to D; 35% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
68%31%
A or B 68%C 31%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Westside, southwestAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Binghamton.A-794
2Eastside, eastClose to the rest of Binghamton on most crimes.B+745
3Southside, southCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Binghamton.B661
4First Ward, westCar thefts run at more than triple the rate in the rest of Binghamton.C+497
5Downtown Binghamton & Northside Binghamton, centralCar thefts run at about triple the rate in the rest of Binghamton.C437
Neighborhood areas of Binghamton, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Binghamton?
Reported crime in Binghamton has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 34% and property crime down 21%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 8.0 to 5.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 43 to 34 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 22%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
BinghamtonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Binghamton. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Binghamton
Violent, US
Property, Binghamton
Property, US
2016
-3%
+4%
-6%
+15%
2017
+1%
+4%
+3%
+12%
2018
-9%
+0%
-2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-1%
+4%
-11%
-8%
2021
-6%
+6%
-26%
-10%
2022
-14%
+5%
-13%
-6%
2023
-15%
+2%
-16%
-7%
2024
-34%
-4%
-21%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Binghamton
CrimeGrade™ estimates Binghamton has about 49 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 31% more than the US as a whole and 22% more than New York.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 41% of crime reported in Binghamton. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Binghamton
Binghamton has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Binghamton, 74% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 37% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (74%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Binghamton compares with nearby cities
Binghamton has the most crime of its 8 nearest cities.
Empty homes, transit and walkability in Binghamton
Two things set Binghamton apart: it has 13.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of C- (30 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 59% of residents in Binghamton live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.13.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 94% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Binghamton: D+ (22 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.C- (30 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 80% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.77% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 74% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.30% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 68% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 66% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Binghamton
Crime costs Binghamton about $1,106 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 8% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $99 million a year, or $1,381 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.8 million
$67
Rape
$1.9 million
$26
Robbery
$1.2 million
$16
Assault
$11 million
$158
Burglary
$1.9 million
$26
Theft
$7.3 million
$103
Vehicle theft
$1.6 million
$22
Arson
$450,000
$6
Vandalism
$4.7 million
$65
Total
$35 million
$490
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Binghamton means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Binghamton, NY average a SchoolGrade of C: 55% of students test proficient, against 60% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Binghamton on SchoolGrade
