Chemung County, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$17.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Chemung County, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $464 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Chemung County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Chemung County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Chemung County sits in the 35th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 35% of counties and behind 65%. The grade covers only Chemung County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Chemung County is 4.432 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 135 in the central areas to 1 in 610 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Chemung County, NY report the most violent crime, about 102 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Chemung County, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Chemung County is projected at $17,114,053 for 2025, about $201 per resident and $464 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Chemung County Compared to Other Counties?

Chemung County, NY:	$201
New York County, NY:	$273
Saratoga County, NY:	$106
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $201 per resident each year in Chemung County, which is $57 less than the national average and $2 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Chemung County:

In New York County, NY, crime costs $273 per person, which is $72 more than in Chemung County.
In Saratoga County, NY, crime costs $106 per person, which is $95 less than in Chemung County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Chemung County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Chemung County	Cost per Chemung County Resident
Murder	$5.30 million	$62
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.64 million	$19
Robbery	$2.10 million	$25
Assault	$8.06 million	$95
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$17,114,053	$201

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Chemung County, NY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Chemung County totals $46,289,990 ($543 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $63,404,044 ($744 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Chemung County, NY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Chemung County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Chemung County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.296
Robbery	0.7855
Rape	0.3179
Murder	0.0331
Total Violent Crime	4.432 (C-)

Individual Chemung County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Chemung County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Chemung County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Schuyler County, NY	A+	B+	A-
Bradford County, PA	A+	A	A
Tioga County, NY	A+	A-	B+
Steuben County, NY	A+	B	B+
Tompkins County, NY	B	C+	D+
Tioga County, PA	A	B+	A-
Yates County, NY	B+	B+	C-
Broome County, NY	B-	D+	C-
Cortland County, NY	B+	B-	C
Susquehanna County, PA	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Chemung County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Clair County, AL	B	B	B
Cullman County, AL	B-	B	B
Dodge County, WI	A-	A	A
Dougherty County, GA	F	D-	D-
Elmore County, AL	B+	B+	B+
Erie County, OH	C+	B	B
Floyd County, IN	A-	A-	A-
Forrest County, MS	A	A+	A+
Grafton County, NH	B-	A	A
Lauderdale County, AL	B-	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Chemung County is as safe as the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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