The crime rate in the Plattsburgh, NY Metro Area is lower than the national average. The violent crime rate is 9.95 per 1,000 population, compared to 22.7 nationwide. For property crimes, the area has a rate of 19.85 per 1,000 people, compared to 35.4 nationwide. This means that citizens of the Plattsburgh Metro Area can feel safer in comparison to other cities and towns around the country when it comes to violent and property crime rates.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Plattsburgh Metro Area violent crime is 10.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Plattsburgh Metro Area property crime is 19.9. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Plattsburgh, New York does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Schenectady, New York. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Schenectady, New York. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.