The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Newburgh, NY
Newburgh is a city of 47,700 in Orange County, about 14 miles south of downtown Poughkeepsie · Updated November 2026
Is Newburgh, NY safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B, Newburgh has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 72% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Newburgh run from A+ to F, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 674 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
28% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Newburgh as a whole, and 72% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Newburgh scores 674.
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.
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 Newburgh, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Newburgh, 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
What stands out in Newburgh
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Newburgh runs 31% above the US rate, but car thefts run at about half that rate: 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Robberies and reported rapes both run high. In Newburgh, each runs at about double the US rate: 1.3 robberies and 0.71 reported rapes a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 0.38 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Newburgh
Safety changes a lot from one part of Newburgh to the next: 57% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 20% live in areas graded D or F. Grades across Newburgh run from A+ to F; 38% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
57%23%20%
A or B 57%C 23%D or F 20%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Newburgh, the northeast side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Newburgh?
Reported crime in Newburgh has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 13% and property crime down 16%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 11 to 9.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 23 to 19 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 31%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
NewburghUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Newburgh. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Newburgh
Violent, US
Property, Newburgh
Property, US
2016
+27%
+4%
+38%
+15%
2017
+9%
+4%
+17%
+12%
2018
+4%
+0%
+3%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-12%
+4%
+10%
-8%
2021
+6%
+6%
-2%
-10%
2022
-1%
+5%
+10%
-6%
2023
-4%
+2%
+21%
-7%
2024
-13%
-4%
-16%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Newburgh
CrimeGrade™ estimates Newburgh has about 49 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 31% more than the US as a whole and 22% more 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Newburgh is assault, about 43% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Newburgh compares with nearby cities
Newburgh has the most crime of its 7 nearest cities.
Two things set Newburgh apart: it has 15.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and a Walk Grade of C (34 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 57% of residents in Newburgh live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 89% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault.C (34 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Newburgh: D (13 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.43% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.81% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Newburgh
Crime costs Newburgh about $1,695 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 41% 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 $98 million a year, or $2,062 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.9 million
$103
Rape
$2.0 million
$43
Robbery
$1.9 million
$41
Assault
$12 million
$252
Burglary
$1.2 million
$26
Theft
$4.2 million
$88
Vehicle theft
$960,000
$20
Arson
$110,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.4 million
$29
Total
$29 million
$604
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 Newburgh 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
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.
Schools in Newburgh, NY average a SchoolGrade of C+: 55% of students test proficient, against 55% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Newburgh on SchoolGrade
