Syracuse, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$154.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Syracuse, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $535 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Syracuse area 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 D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in the Syracuse area against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Syracuse sits in the 19th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only the Syracuse area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in the Syracuse area is 5.056 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 111 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 473 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Syracuse, NY report the most violent crime, about 1,384 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 60 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Syracuse, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Syracuse is projected at $154,278,051 for 2025, about $225 per resident and $535 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): 45.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

Syracuse, NY:	$225
Lyncourt, NY:	$421
Rexford, NY:	$66
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $225 per resident each year in Syracuse, which is $34 less than the national average and $26 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Syracuse:

In Lyncourt, NY, crime costs $421 per person, which is $196 more than in Syracuse.
In Rexford, NY, crime costs $66 per person, which is $159 less than in Syracuse

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Syracuse, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$154,278,051	$225

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Syracuse, 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 Syracuse totals $402,979,042 ($587 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $557,257,094 ($812 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Syracuse, 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 central part of the city 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. Major airports, of which the Syracuse area has 1, are the extreme case. 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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Syracuse Violent Crime Breakdown

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

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

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in the Syracuse area is higher. 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 higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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 violent crime rate, the Syracuse area is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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