The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Peekskill, NY
Peekskill is a city of 25,800 in Westchester County, about 35 miles north of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Peekskill, NY safe?
Yes, crime in Peekskill is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Peekskill sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 51% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Peekskill run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 844 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Peekskill as a whole, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Peekskill scores 844.
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 Peekskill, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Peekskill, 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 Peekskill
Burglaries and simple assaults both run low. In Peekskill, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.81 burglaries and 4.3 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Peekskill
Every part of Peekskill where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Peekskill run from A+ to B+; 75% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Peekskill, the southeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Peekskill?
Reported property crime in Peekskill has risen 12% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 8.6 to 9.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
PeekskillUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Peekskill. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Peekskill
Property, US
2016
-16%
+15%
2017
-13%
+12%
2018
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-19%
-8%
2021
-21%
-10%
2022
+25%
-6%
2023
+6%
-7%
2024
+12%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Peekskill
CrimeGrade™ estimates Peekskill has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 48% less than the US as a whole and 51% less 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.
Theft makes up about 41% of crime reported in Peekskill. Assault is less common but 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.
How Peekskill compares with nearby cities
Peekskill has the most crime of its 7 nearest cities.
Two things set Peekskill apart: it has a Walk Grade of C+ (47 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 0.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Very walkable places tend to report more theft and assault, and theft runs high here.
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+ (47 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 88% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 85% 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.51% of residentsUS: 24%Higher 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 Peekskill: D+ (24 of 100).9 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 62% 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 Peekskill
Crime costs Peekskill about $546 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 55% less 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 $17 million a year, or $660 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$780,000
$30
Rape
$240,000
$9
Robbery
$200,000
$8
Assault
$2.1 million
$80
Burglary
$190,000
$7
Theft
$1.1 million
$41
Vehicle theft
$170,000
$7
Arson
$15,000
$1
Vandalism
$680,000
$26
Total
$5.4 million
$208
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 Peekskill 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. Peekskill is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Peekskill, NY average a SchoolGrade of D+: 49% of students test proficient, against 54% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Peekskill on SchoolGrade
