Crime in Rossburg, NY

Rossburg is a town of 414 in Allegany County, about 50 miles southeast of downtown Orchard Park · Updated November 2026

Is Rossburg, NY safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Rossburg has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 86% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 950 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

86% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Rossburg as a whole, and 14% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Rossburg scores 950.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 959 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 935 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Rossburg

Map of Rossburg shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Rossburg, NY at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Rossburg, 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


Crime rates and types in Rossburg

CrimeGrade™ estimates Rossburg has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 9% less than 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 Rossburg, about 45% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeAunder 10.630.38
RobberyA+under 10.080.62
AssaultA410.212.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 12.12.4
TheftA615.213.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.452.7
ArsonA+under 10.060.12
VandalismA+25.35.5

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 Rossburg compares with nearby cities

Rossburg has more crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities. Rockville and West Almond have the least crime nearby.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
RossburgA+950A+A+414
Belmont 1 mileA+940A+A1,750
Belvidere 2 milesA+960A+A+304
Angelica 5 milesA+960A+A+957
Scio 5 milesA+953A+A+1,320
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Knight Creek 7 milesA+970A+A+330
Phillips Creek 7 milesA+972A+A+169
Friendship 7 milesA+973A+A+1,880
Nile 8 milesA+974A+A+143
West Almond 8 milesA+976A+A+91
Rockville 8 milesA+977A+A+519

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Rossburg. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Rossburg has more crime than 84% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
RossburgA+950A+A+414
Troutville, PAA+984A+A+414
Rosati, MOA+978A+A+414
Corbin, KSA+978A+A+414
Parkerfield, KSA+975A+A+414
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ojo Caliente, NMA+974A+A+414
East Charleston, VTA+973A+A+414
Plevna, INA+972A+A+414
Piedmont, GAA+970A+A+414
Stephen Creek, TXA+967A+A+414
Gilberton, PAA891AA+414

What crime costs Rossburg

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Rossburg about $843 a year per household, 30% 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 $380,000 a year, or $912 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$19,000$47
Rape$16,000$38
Robbery$1,100$3
Assault$39,000$94
Burglary$7,700$19
Theft$32,000$78
Vehicle theft$2,900$7
Arson$550$1
Vandalism$15,000$37
Total$130,000$324

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 Rossburg 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. Rossburg is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Rossburg

Schools in Rossburg, NY average a SchoolGrade of C: 56% of students test proficient, against 68% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Rossburg on SchoolGrade