The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Oneida County, NY
Oneida County is home to 229,100 residents and includes Utica and Rome · Updated November 2026
Is Oneida County, NY safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Oneida County is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Oneida County sits near the middle: 57% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 43% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Oneida County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 869 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
57% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Oneida County as a whole, and 43% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Oneida County scores 869.
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 Oneida County, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Oneida County, 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 Oneida County
Car thefts are uncommon. Oneida County has car thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.61 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In Oneida County, 42% of reported thefts from cars happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Oneida County
Most of Oneida County grades well: 82% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 10% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Oneida County run from A+ to F; 65% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
82%10%
A or B 82%C 8%D or F 10%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Oneida County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Remsen area has the least crime and the Utica area the most.
Is crime going up in Oneida County?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Oneida County is down 25%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.8 to 2.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 16 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 17%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Oneida CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Oneida County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Oneida County
Violent, US
Property, Oneida County
Property, US
2016
+2%
+4%
+15%
+15%
2017
+6%
+4%
+3%
+12%
2018
+0%
+0%
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-15%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
-16%
+6%
-1%
-10%
2022
-0%
+5%
+12%
-6%
2023
-10%
+2%
+4%
-7%
2024
-25%
-4%
-5%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Oneida County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Oneida County has about 36 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Oneida County, about 39% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Oneida County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Oneida County, 2022 to 2024.
In Oneida County, 59% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (59%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (31%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (34%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (40%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Oneida County compares with nearby counties
Oneida County has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest counties. Lewis County and Otsego County have the least crime nearby.
Night lighting, walkability and transit in Oneida County
Oneida County looks like a typical county on the traits that tend to go with crime.
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.60% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 77% of Americans
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. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 69% of Americans
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 Oneida County: D- (11 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 64% of Americans
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.6.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 60% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 59% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.18% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 54% of Americans
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 Oneida County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Oneida County about $854 a year per household, 29% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $80 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $219 million a year, or $958 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$11 million
$50
Rape
$4.7 million
$21
Robbery
$2.5 million
$11
Assault
$28 million
$121
Burglary
$3.2 million
$14
Theft
$16 million
$72
Vehicle theft
$2.1 million
$9
Arson
$380,000
$2
Vandalism
$12 million
$51
Total
$80 million
$350
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 Oneida County 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 Oneida County, NY average a SchoolGrade of C: 55% of students test proficient, against 63% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Oneida County on SchoolGrade
