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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$245.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Syracuse, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $849 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Syracuse area 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 Syracuse, NY Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Syracuse area's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Syracuse sits in the 47th percentile, ahead of 47% of cities and behind 53%. The grade covers only the Syracuse area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Syracuse area is 24.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 78 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Syracuse, NY report the most crime, about 6,036 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 338 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Syracuse, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Syracuse for 2025 is $245,070,370, about $357 per resident and $849 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Syracuse Compared to Other Cities?

Syracuse, NY:	$357
Lyncourt, NY:	$723
Rexford, NY:	$123
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Syracuse is $357 per year, which is $107 less than the national average and $22 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Syracuse:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $366 more than in Syracuse.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $234 less than in Syracuse

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Syracuse	Cost per Syracuse Resident
Murder	$46.0 million	$67
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13.8 million	$20
Robbery	$22.5 million	$33
Assault	$71.9 million	$105
Kidnapping	$3.07 million	$4
Vehicle Theft	$10.5 million	$15
Burglary	$16.0 million	$23
Theft	$51.1 million	$74
Arson	$857,056	$1
Vandalism	$3.85 million	$6
Animal Cruelty	$683,783	$1
Drug Crimes	$2.57 million	$4
Identity Theft	$2.11 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$245,070,370	$357

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Syracuse, 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 Syracuse totals $402,979,042 ($587 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $648,049,413 ($944 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 central part of the city holds more 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, of which the Syracuse area has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which the Syracuse area has 31, do the same, and of the Syracuse area's 686,591 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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Syracuse 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 Syracuse residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.646
Robbery	1.043
Rape	0.3322
Murder	0.0357
Total Violent Crime	5.056 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.37
Vehicle Theft	0.9921
Burglary	2.569
Arson	0.0517
Total Property Crime	17.99 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0737
Drug Crimes	0.5055
Vandalism	0.7841
Identity Theft	0.3976
Animal Cruelty	0.1346
Total "Other" Rate	1.895 (A+)

Individual Syracuse Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in the Syracuse area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Syracuse area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lyncourt, NY	F	F	F
Solvay, NY	C-	D	D
Westvale, NY	A	B+	B
Mattydale, NY	D+	D-	D-
Jamesville, NY	B+	C+	C+
Fairmount, NY	B	B	C-
East Syracuse, NY	C	C-	D
Nedrow, NY	D+	D-	D-
North Syracuse, NY	B-	C	D+
Liverpool, NY	B+	B+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Syracuse 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
Daytona Beach, FL	A-	B+	B+
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-
Provo, UT	B-	C+	C+
Des Moines, IA	C+	C+	C+
Winston-Salem, NC	D	D+	D+
Madison, WI	C-	B-	B-
Ogden, UT	D+	B-	B-
Springfield, MA	C+	D	D
Poughkeepsie, NY	B-	C-	C-
Akron, OH	D+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, the Syracuse area is as safe as 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 Syracuse, NY average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Syracuse schools on SchoolGrade

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