2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Elmira, NY vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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- Poughkeepsie has 60% more violent crime than Elmira.
- Poughkeepsie has 32% less property crime than Elmira.
 Elmira, NYPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock41.822.7
 Property Crime48.5  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Elmira    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Elmira looks like the armpit of the earth. What happened? This could be gorgeous and has such potential. Heck, you've got Mark Twain's grave here, in a historic  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have been living in elmira for 17 years and it is a great place to live i feel safe almost all the time i run the streets with my friends, go hiking, bike riding there  More

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Over 10 years ago

JUST NEEDED TO SAY THAT ELMIRA IS A DISGUSTING HOLE IN THE WORLD AND ITS RUN BY WILD MONKEES THAT ARE RUDE , DISGUSTING , ILLITERATE AND FILTHY PEOPLE THAT SHOW NO  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 12 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 13 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Elmira, New YorkCrime Index
 Elmira Heights, NY 
 Breesport, NY8.25
 Horseheads North, NY10.35
 West Elmira, NY13.45
 Pine Valley, NY13.7
 Big Flats CDP, NY14.45
 Millport, NY15.1
 Wellsburg, NY15.25
 Elmira, NY32.55

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