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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.05 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Placid, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $922 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid, NY Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Placid's combined rate is higher than the norm. Lake Placid sits in the 29th percentile, ahead of 29% of cities and behind 71%. The grade covers only Lake Placid's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Placid is 32.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 12 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 61 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Lake Placid, NY report the most crime, about 37 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Placid, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Placid for 2025 is $2,054,289, about $466 per resident and $922 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lake Placid Compared to Other Cities?

Lake Placid, NY:	$466
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Placid is $466 per year, which is $1 more than the national average and $131 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Placid:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $258 more than in Lake Placid.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $343 less than in Lake Placid

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lake Placid	Cost per Lake Placid Resident
Murder	$427,507	$97
Rape/Sexual Assault	$94,208	$21
Robbery	$221,590	$50
Assault	$589,871	$134
Kidnapping	$20,443	$5
Vehicle Theft	$31,952	$7
Burglary	$130,694	$30
Theft	$435,939	$99
Arson	$8,500	$2
Vandalism	$33,134	$8
Animal Cruelty	$5,255	$1
Drug Crimes	$17,182	$4
Identity Theft	$38,014	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$2,054,289	$466

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Placid, 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 Lake Placid totals $3,565,105 ($808 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,619,395 ($1,274 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 central 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, of which Lake Placid has 11, do the same, and of Lake Placid's 4,412 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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Lake Placid 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 Lake Placid residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.655
Robbery	1.597
Rape	0.3522
Murder	0.0516
Total Violent Crime	6.656 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.08
Vehicle Theft	0.4677
Burglary	3.266
Arson	0.0798
Total Property Crime	22.89 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0764
Drug Crimes	0.5265
Vandalism	1.051
Identity Theft	1.113
Animal Cruelty	0.1610
Total "Other" Rate	2.928 (A)

Individual Lake Placid Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whiteface, NY	F	F	F
North Pole, NY	A	C	B+
Ray Brook, NY	D-	D	F
Saranac Lake, NY	D-	D-	F
Keene, NY	D+	F	D
Bloomingdale, NY	B+	B-	C
Franklin Falls, NY	A-	B-	B
Upper Jay, NY	A	B-	B+
Wilmington, NY	A-	D+	B+
Keene Valley, NY	D+	F	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Placid 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
Waldron, AR	F	D-	D-
Warsaw, VA	C-	C	C
North Berwick, ME	A	A+	A+
Nocona, TX	D-	D	D
Norlina, NC	F	D-	D-
Duquesne, PA	D	F	F
Lakewood, NY	C-	C+	C+
Lakewood, IL	A+	A+	A+
Salton City, CA	D-	D-	D-
Eagar, AZ	C+	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Lake Placid is less safe than the New York state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Placid, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 66% actual proficiency versus 62% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lake Placid schools on SchoolGrade

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