The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cayuga Heights, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Cayuga Heights

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Cayuga Heights. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Cayuga Heights, NY Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

C-
D
Other Crime Grade
A+

$1.82 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cayuga Heights, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $856 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cayuga Heights with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Cayuga Heights, NY Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Cayuga Heights's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Cayuga Heights sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Cayuga Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cayuga Heights is 27.67 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 46 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Cayuga Heights, NY report the most crime, about 25 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cayuga Heights, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cayuga Heights for 2025 is $1,823,937, about $425 per resident and $856 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Cayuga Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Cayuga Heights, NY: $425
Lyncourt, NY: $723
Rexford, NY: $123
New York: $335
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cayuga Heights is $425 per year, which is $40 less than the national average and $90 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cayuga Heights:
  • In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $299 more than in Cayuga Heights.
  • In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $302 less than in Cayuga Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Cayuga Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Cayuga Heights
Cost per Cayuga Heights Resident
Murder
$671,214
$156
Rape/Sexual Assault
$87,433
$20
Robbery
$113,815
$26
Assault
$304,020
$71
Kidnapping
$9,796
$2
Vehicle Theft
$55,542
$13
Burglary
$113,099
$26
Theft
$414,766
$97
Arson
$8,409
$2
Vandalism
$16,396
$4
Animal Cruelty
$2,464
$1
Drug Crimes
$11,171
$3
Identity Theft
$15,813
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$1,823,937
$425

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cayuga Heights, NY

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Cayuga Heights totals $5,001,380 ($1,164 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,825,317 ($1,589 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Cayuga Heights's 4,295 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Cayuga Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Cayuga Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.465
Robbery
0.8425
Rape
0.3357
Murder
0.0832
Total Violent Crime
3.726 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
18.65
Vehicle Theft
0.8351
Burglary
2.903
Arson
0.0811
Total Property Crime
22.47 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0376
Drug Crimes
0.3516
Vandalism
0.5343
Identity Theft
0.4757
Animal Cruelty
0.0776
Total "Other" Rate
1.477 (A+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Cayuga Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cayuga Heights.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
D+
D-
B-
C+
D+
B-
B+
D+
B
B-
C-
C+
B
D
A-
A-
B-
A+
B+
A
B
B
C-
A+
A
A
A-
C
B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cayuga Heights is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B+
C
C
C
C+
C+
D+
C-
C-
A+
A+
A+
F
F
F
A
B+
B+
B+
B+
B+
B+
B-
B-
B-
B
B
B+
A-
A-

Considering only the crime rate, Cayuga Heights is less safe than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cayuga Heights, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 68% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Cayuga Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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