Tompkins County, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$24.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Tompkins County, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $483 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Tompkins 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 Tompkins County against the average US county, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Tompkins County sits in the 52nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 52% of counties and behind 48%. The grade covers only Tompkins County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Tompkins County is 3.528 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 215 in the central areas to 1 in 426 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Tompkins County, NY report the most violent crime, about 170 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 13 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Tompkins County, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Tompkins County is projected at $24,852,273 for 2025, about $232 per resident and $483 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 41.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

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

Tompkins County, NY:	$232
New York County, NY:	$273
Saratoga County, NY:	$106
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $232 per resident each year in Tompkins County, which is $27 less than the national average and $33 more than New York's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Tompkins County:

In New York County, NY, crime costs $273 per person, which is $42 more than in Tompkins County.
In Saratoga County, NY, crime costs $106 per person, which is $125 less than in Tompkins County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Tompkins County	Cost per Tompkins County Resident
Murder	$12.8 million	$119
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.10 million	$20
Robbery	$3.08 million	$29
Assault	$6.86 million	$64
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$24,852,273	$232

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Tompkins 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 Tompkins County totals $98,346,088 ($917 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $123,198,361 ($1,148 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Tompkins 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 central 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. Major airports, of which Tompkins County 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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Tompkins County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.228
Robbery	0.9135
Rape	0.3230
Murder	0.0635
Total Violent Crime	3.528 (C+)

Individual Tompkins County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cortland County, NY	B+	B-	C
Schuyler County, NY	A+	B+	A-
Tioga County, NY	A+	A-	B+
Chemung County, NY	B-	C-	D+
Seneca County, NY	B+	C+	C
Yates County, NY	B+	B+	C-
Cayuga County, NY	B+	B-	C
Broome County, NY	B-	D+	C-
Steuben County, NY	A+	B	B+
Chenango County, NY	A-	B	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Tompkins County is similar 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
Yamhill County, OR	C+	B-	B-
Sevier County, TN	D+	D+	D+
Sherburne County, MN	A	A	A
St. Lawrence County, NY	A-	C	C
Story County, IA	B+	B+	B+
Sumter County, SC	D-	D-	D-
Sutter County, CA	B-	C-	C-
Terrebonne Parish, LA	D+	D	D
Dubuque County, IA	B	B+	B+
DeKalb County, IL	A	A-	A-

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

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