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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$293,356

Cost of Crime™ for Houghton, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $494 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Houghton 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 Houghton, NY Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Houghton's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Houghton sits in the 87th percentile, ahead of 87% of cities and behind 13%. The grade covers only Houghton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Houghton is 13.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 63 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 76 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Houghton, NY report the most crime, about 9 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Houghton, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Houghton for 2025 is $293,356, about $158 per resident and $494 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Houghton Compared to Other Cities?

Houghton, NY:	$158
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Houghton is $158 per year, which is $307 less than the national average and $177 less than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Houghton:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $566 more than in Houghton.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $35 less than in Houghton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Houghton for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Houghton	Cost per Houghton Resident
Murder	$66,491	$36
Rape/Sexual Assault	$34,849	$19
Robbery	$24,707	$13
Assault	$29,701	$16
Kidnapping	$6,110	$3
Vehicle Theft	$3,017	$2
Burglary	$18,823	$10
Theft	$98,385	$53
Arson	$2,741	$1
Vandalism	$2,422	$1
Animal Cruelty	$573	$0
Drug Crimes	$3,726	$2
Identity Theft	$1,811	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$293,356	$158

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Houghton, 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 Houghton totals $629,616 ($339 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $922,972 ($496 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 city holds few 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 Houghton's 1,860 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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Houghton 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 Houghton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5560
Robbery	0.4223
Rape	0.3090
Murder	0.0190
Total Violent Crime	1.306 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.21
Vehicle Theft	0.1047
Burglary	1.116
Arson	0.0610
Total Property Crime	11.49 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0542
Drug Crimes	0.2708
Vandalism	0.1823
Identity Theft	0.1258
Animal Cruelty	0.0416
Total "Other" Rate	0.6748 (A+)

Individual Houghton Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hume, NY	B+	B-	C+
Fillmore, NY	B+	C-	C+
Caneadea, NY	B	C	C
Higgins, NY	B+	B	C+
Rushford, NY	B-	C-	C-
Oramel, NY	A-	C-	B
Mills Mills, NY	B+	C-	C+
Centerville, NY	A-	B+	B-
Wiscoy, NY	B+	C-	C+
Belfast, NY	B+	C	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Houghton is lower 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
Cape Carteret, NC	F	B+	B+
Cornersville, TN	C	D+	D+
Colerain, NC	D-	D-	D-
Cobb, CA	D-	F	F
Culebra, PR	D-	D-	D-
Clymer, NY	A	B	B
Cleveland, MN	A-	A-	A-
Clayton, WI	B	B-	B-
Cement City, MI	A	C+	C+
Cathro, MI	B+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Houghton is safer 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 Houghton, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 65% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Houghton schools on SchoolGrade

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