The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New York: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$7.1 billion

Cost of Crime™ for New York

In 2025, crime will cost $892 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New York 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 New York Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where New York's combined rate is lower than the norm. New York sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of states and behind 20%. The grade covers only New York's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in New York is 24.08 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the south cities to 1 in 54 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of New York report the most crime, about 196,481 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 8,205 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New York

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New York for 2025 is $7,081,832,307, about $335 per resident and $892 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): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New York Compared to Other States?

New York:	$335
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New York is $335 per year, which is $129 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to New York:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $500 more than in New York.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $95 less than in New York

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New York	Cost per New York Resident
Murder	$1.5 billion	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$406.8 million	$19
Robbery	$692.9 million	$33
Assault	$1.6 billion	$76
Kidnapping	$65.8 million	$3
Vehicle Theft	$478.8 million	$23
Burglary	$289.6 million	$14
Theft	$1.5 billion	$70
Arson	$29.6 million	$1
Vandalism	$378.8 million	$18
Animal Cruelty	$17.5 million	$1
Drug Crimes	$78.4 million	$4
Identity Theft	$63.4 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$7,081,832,307	$335

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New York

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 New York totals $12,748,857,049 ($603 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $19,830,689,357 ($938 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 south part of the state 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, of which New York has 11, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which New York has 4,287, do the same, and of New York's 21,146,209 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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New York 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 New York residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.634
Robbery	1.042
Rape	0.3173
Murder	0.0379
Total Violent Crime	4.031 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.46
Vehicle Theft	1.462
Burglary	1.510
Arson	0.0581
Total Property Crime	16.49 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0513
Drug Crimes	0.5009
Vandalism	2.507
Identity Theft	0.3875
Animal Cruelty	0.1117
Total "Other" Rate	3.559 (A+)

Individual New York Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

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

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Connecticut	B+	A+	B
New Jersey	A+	A	A-
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-
Vermont	B+	A-	C+
Massachusetts	A+	C+	A+
Rhode Island	A	A	A-
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+
Delaware	D	C-	C-
Maryland	C	C-	C+
District of Columbia	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

New York is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Carolina	D-	D	D
Missouri	D	D	D
Nebraska	C+	B+	B+
Nevada	D	D	D
New Mexico	F	F	F
North Dakota	C-	B-	B-
Ohio	C+	B-	B-
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+
Oregon	D-	C+	C+
Pennsylvania	A	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, New York is as safe as the national average.

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