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

Crime per Capita in West Harrison

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for West Harrison. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

West Harrison, NY Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

C-
C-
Other Crime Grade
A+

$1.91 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Harrison, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $844 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Harrison 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 West Harrison, NY Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where West Harrison's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. West Harrison sits in the 61st percentile, ahead of 61% of cities and behind 39%. The grade covers only West Harrison's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Harrison is 20.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 28 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 84 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of West Harrison, NY report the most crime, about 38 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Harrison, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Harrison for 2025 is $1,909,338, about $323 per resident and $844 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Harrison Compared to Other Cities?

West Harrison, NY: $323
Lyncourt, NY: $723
Rexford, NY: $123
New York: $335
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Harrison is $323 per year, which is $141 less than the national average and $12 less than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Harrison:
  • In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $723 per person, which is $400 more than in West Harrison.
  • In Rexford, NY, crime costs $123 per person, which is $200 less than in West Harrison

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West Harrison for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West Harrison
Cost per West Harrison Resident
Murder
$545,065
$92
Rape/Sexual Assault
$110,545
$19
Robbery
$194,259
$33
Assault
$370,235
$63
Kidnapping
$16,288
$3
Vehicle Theft
$149,037
$25
Burglary
$49,344
$8
Theft
$393,492
$67
Arson
$9,388
$2
Vandalism
$27,953
$5
Animal Cruelty
$2,923
$0
Drug Crimes
$20,936
$4
Identity Theft
$19,871
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$1,909,338
$323

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Harrison, 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 West Harrison totals $4,346,803 ($736 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,256,141 ($1,059 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 southeast 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 West Harrison has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of West Harrison's 5,907 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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West Harrison 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 West Harrison residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.182
Robbery
1.046
Rape
0.3086
Murder
0.0491
Total Violent Crime
3.586 (C-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
12.86
Vehicle Theft
1.629
Burglary
0.9210
Arson
0.0658
Total Property Crime
15.48 (C-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0455
Drug Crimes
0.4792
Vandalism
0.6624
Identity Theft
0.4346
Animal Cruelty
0.0669
Total "Other" Rate
1.689 (A+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
D+
D+
C+
D+
D+
B-
C
C-
C-
D
D
D+
D
D-
B-
C+
C-
B+
B-
C+
C+
C+
D+
B-
D+
C-
B
B
C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Harrison 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
B
A-
A-
A-
A
A
D
C
C
B+
B-
B-
C+
B-
B-
B-
D+
D+
D+
C-
C-
F
F
F
F
D-
D-
B+
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, West Harrison 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 West Harrison, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 74% actual proficiency versus 71% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See West Harrison schools on SchoolGrade

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