Crime in Walworth, NY

Walworth is a town of 6,140 in Wayne County, about 17 miles east of downtown Rochester · Updated November 2026

Is Walworth, NY safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Walworth: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Walworth grades A+.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 968 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

93% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Walworth as a whole, and 7% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Walworth scores 968.

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 972 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 959 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Walworth

Map of Walworth 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 Walworth, NY at ISP Reports.

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

CrimeGrade™ estimates Walworth has about 8.0 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 78% less than the US as a whole and 80% 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.

The largest share of crime reported in Walworth is assault, about 36% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeA+under 10.130.38
RobberyA+under 10.040.62
AssaultA+182.912.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+30.422.4
TheftA+162.513.1
Vehicle theftA+10.202.7
ArsonA+under 10.010.12
VandalismA+111.85.5

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 Walworth compares with nearby cities

Walworth has less crime than 5 of its 7 nearest cities; only Furnaceville and Marion have less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WalworthA+968A+A+6,140
Macedon 4 milesA+951A+A+9,730
Marion 6 milesA+969A+A+4,640
Palmyra 6 milesA+934A+A7,870
Rochester 18 milesB-545B-C353,800
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ontario 6 milesA+964A+A+11,200
Furnaceville 8 milesA+980A+A+1,380
Fairport 8 milesA+942A+A41,400

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Walworth is safer than 87% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
WalworthA+968A+A+6,140
Voorheesville, NYA+970A+A+6,140
Ringoes, NJA+970A+A+6,130
Sheldon, IAA+957A+A+6,130
Prairie Du Sac, WIA+954A+A+6,140
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Alfred, MEA+952A+A+6,140
Watsontown, PAA+935AA+6,130
Ashville, OHA922A+A6,140
Chandler, INA901AA+6,140
Troy, NCA897AA6,140
West Berlin, NJA876AA-6,130

Density, shops and walkability in Walworth

Two things set Walworth apart: it has 3.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 23% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.3.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 96% of US city residents
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. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (5 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 92% of US city residents
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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.23% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 95% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.14 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% 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 87% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Walworth on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 Walworth

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Walworth about $179 a year per household, 85% 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 $1.2 million a year, or $198 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$57,000$9
Rape$48,000$8
Robbery$7,900$1
Assault$160,000$26
Burglary$23,000$4
Theft$80,000$13
Vehicle theft$19,000$3
Arson$1,900under $1
Vandalism$76,000$12
Total$470,000$77

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 Walworth 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. Walworth 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
  • 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 Walworth

Schools in Walworth, NY average a SchoolGrade of B: 62% of students test proficient, against 67% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Walworth on SchoolGrade