Crime in Fallsburg, NY

Fallsburg is a town of 1,540 in Sullivan County, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Middletown · Updated November 2026

Is Fallsburg, NY safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Fallsburg: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 76% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 925 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

76% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fallsburg as a whole, and 24% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fallsburg scores 925.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 926 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 921 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Fallsburg

Map of Fallsburg shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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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 Fallsburg, NY at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fallsburg, 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


Crime rates and types in Fallsburg

CrimeGrade™ estimates Fallsburg has about 22 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 41% less than the US as a whole and 45% less 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.

Vandalism is the most common crime in Fallsburg, about 34% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeAunder 10.310.38
RobberyA+under 10.140.62
AssaultA106.712.3
Property crime
BurglaryA32.22.4
TheftA+74.513.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.572.7
ArsonA+under 10.060.12
VandalismA-117.45.5

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.

The Fallsburg Town Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Fallsburg compares with nearby cities

Of the 7 cities closest to Fallsburg, 6 have less crime. Mountain Dale and Woodbourne have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
FallsburgA+925A+A1,540
South Fallsburg 2 milesA917AA2,370
Woodridge 3 milesA+942A+A+2,210
Woodbourne 3 milesA+965A+A+3,100
Hurleyville 4 milesA+951A+A+2,070
Show all 7
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Loch Sheldrake 4 milesA+927A+A1,960
Kiamesha Lake 4 milesA+937A+A1,000
Mountain Dale 6 milesA+972A+A+1,010

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Fallsburg. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Fallsburg has more crime than 86% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
FallsburgA+925A+A1,540
Shafter, ILA+992A+A+1,540
Spruce, MIA+981A+A+1,540
Ninnekah, OKA+972A+A+1,540
Onarga, ILA+972A+A+1,540
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Wurtland, KYA+967A+A+1,540
Woodburn, KYA+965A+A+1,540
Floyd Springs, GAA+960A+A+1,540
Higdon, ALA+960A+A+1,540
Kamilche, WAA+960A+A+1,540
Montbrook, FLA+954A+A+1,540

What crime costs Fallsburg

Crime costs Fallsburg about $1,992 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 65% more 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 $1.5 million a year, or $946 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$94,000$61
Rape$29,000$19
Robbery$6,900$4
Assault$130,000$83
Burglary$31,000$20
Theft$35,000$23
Vehicle theft$13,000$9
Arson$2,300$1
Vandalism$81,000$52
Total$420,000$273

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 Fallsburg 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Fallsburg

Schools in Fallsburg, NY average a SchoolGrade of F: 31% of students test proficient, against 50% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Fallsburg on SchoolGrade