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United States / New York / Cortland Metro Area / Cortland County / Cortland / Zip Codes
Cortland, NY is a relatively safe place to live. The violent crime rate in Cortland is 8.8, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Additionally, the property crime rate of 27.3 in Cortland is also lower than the US average of 35.4. This demonstrates that living in Cortland can be considered a safe and secure choice overall.

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

Cortland violent crime is 8.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Cortland property crime is 27.3. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Cortland, NY Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000239.9026.167.81463687.1578.92941.3166.9
2001202.4026.637.3138.53382.3511.32812.458.6
2002232.6058.147.6126.93430.4523.32764.4142.7
2003334.6079.785169.92989.8552.32326111.5
2004400081.127291.92713.8486.52086.7140.6
2005453.6074.758.7320.22604.1720.41744.9138.7
2006414.6096.943.1274.62116.1463.11561.591.5
2007424.3043.532.6348.22083.6522.31474.387
2008387.1032.738.2316.21804.6468.91297.638.2
2009445.6043.565.2336.91994.1586.81314.992.4
2010251033.555.8161.71991.1624.71271.694.8
2011248.8051.825.9171.11980.3497.7143646.7
2012181.2036.267.377.71967.3621.21299.446.6
2013015.515.562.12058.9455.21582.920.7
2015156.610.452.226.167.81346.3297.4102820.9
201690.2021.2068.91840.3413.71400.126.5
201785.4010.742.7321702.7277.61387.837.4
2018150.35.437.632.275.11696.1354.21293.548.3
2019294.80144.732.2117.91742.2412.81318.710.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
McGraw, NY0.00.097642009
Homer, NY32.364.53,31242019
Groton, NY0.01,580.32,37492019
Freeville, NY396.01,782.2508102007
Dryden, NY188.61,131.52,150122019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Dryden, NY188.61,131.52,150122019
Ithaca, NY131.72,699.130,216202019
Auburn, NY515.62,702.328,627302018
De Witt, NY144.02,432.022,056322019
Manlius, NY78.61,051.025,127332019

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Meat · Weedsport, NY
bad
Over 4 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Paul · Cortland, NY
Small town
Over 9 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Rob · Cortland, NY
Quality of life
Over 17 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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