The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Reading Center, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$43,632

Cost of Crime™ for Reading Center, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $327 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Reading Center 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 Reading Center, NY Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Reading Center's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Reading Center sits in the 97th percentile, ahead of 97% of cities and behind 3%. The grade covers only Reading Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Reading Center is 9.362 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 39 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 127 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Reading Center, NY report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Reading Center, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Reading Center for 2025 is $43,632, about $145 per resident and $327 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Reading Center Compared to Other Cities?

Reading Center, NY:	$145
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Reading Center is $145 per year, which is $319 less than the national average and $189 less than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Reading Center:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $578 more than in Reading Center.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $23 less than in Reading Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Reading Center	Cost per Reading Center Resident
Murder	$9,234	$31
Rape/Sexual Assault	$5,506	$18
Robbery	$4,957	$17
Assault	$4,642	$15
Kidnapping	$1,317	$4
Vehicle Theft	$5,151	$17
Burglary	$3,112	$10
Theft	$7,357	$25
Arson	$482	$2
Vandalism	$659	$2
Animal Cruelty	$224	$1
Drug Crimes	$826	$3
Identity Theft	$164	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$43,632	$145

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Reading Center, 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 Reading Center totals $91,728 ($306 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $135,361 ($451 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Reading Center's 300 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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Reading Center 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 Reading Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.5388
Robbery	0.5253
Rape	0.3027
Murder	0.0164
Total Violent Crime	1.383 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.735
Vehicle Theft	1.109
Burglary	1.144
Arson	0.0665
Total Property Crime	7.055 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0724
Drug Crimes	0.3723
Vandalism	0.3076
Identity Theft	0.0707
Animal Cruelty	0.1009
Total "Other" Rate	0.9239 (A+)

Individual Reading Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Reading Center is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Reading Center.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rock Stream, NY	C	C-	D
Tyrone, NY	A+	C+	A+
Watkins Glen, NY	C+	D+	D+
Townsend, NY	A+	A-	A
Burdett, NY	A-	B+	B-
Wedgewood, NY	B	C	C-
Lakemont, NY	D	D	D-
Dundee, NY	C+	C-	D+
Logan, NY	B+	B-	C+
Weston, NY	A+	B	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Reading Center is lower 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
Pumpkin Bend, AR	D-	D	D
Petrolia, NY	C+	D	D
Pettyview, AR	D-	F	F
Phillipsville, CA	D+	D-	D-
Philomath, IN	A	A-	A-
Phlox, IN	A+	A+	A+
Pilgrimham, PA	A	D	D
Pimlico, SC	D	A	A
Pine Grove Furnace, PA	A+	A+	A+
Pine Ridge, OR	F	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Reading Center is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Reading Center, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Reading Center schools on SchoolGrade

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