Crime in New York, New York

New York, NY has a higher rate of violent crime than the US average. Violent crime in New York is 28.2 per 1000 residents while the US average is 22.7. Property crimes are also higher than the US average with 24.9 per 1000 residents compared to 35.4 for the US as a whole. This clearly suggests that New York has a higher rate of crime than most other cities in the country. It is important to note, however, that New York City's overall rate of crime has decreased significantly over the past few decades, suggesting that there are still many safe areas within the city.

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

New York violent crime is 28.2. (The US average is 22.7)

New York property crime is 24.9. (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

New York, NY Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	977.8	8.7	21	420.3	527.7	2744.8	479.1	1802.9	462.8
2001	886.2	43.3	19.1	351.5	472.3	2436.6	393.4	1669.4	373.8
2002	789.6	7.3	20.9	336.8	424.7	2310.4	372.3	1603.7	334.4
2003	734.1	7.4	19.9	320.9	385.9	2182.8	349.4	1541.7	291.8
2004	687.4	7	17.6	300.9	361.9	2113.1	322.2	1530.8	260.1
2005	673.1	6.6	17.4	304.6	344.4	2002.4	286	1489.9	226.5
2006	637.9	7.3	13.1	287.9	329.6	1879.2	271.1	1412.9	195.2
2007	613.8	6	10.6	265	332	1818.5	254.4	1402.9	161.3
2008	580.3	6.3	10.7	265.9	297.6	1797.3	238.1	1410.2	149.1
2009	551.8	5.6	9.9	221.4	314.9	1690.3	223.5	1339.5	127.3
2010	581.7	6.4	12.4	235.2	327.6	1674.8	215	1336	123.8
2011	623.6	6.3	13.3	240.8	363.2	1710.4	221.1	1374.4	114.9
2012	639.3	5.1	14	243.7	376.5	1722.2	224.8	1398.6	98.8
2013		4	13.2	228.3	378.4	1690.9	197.8	1404.6	88.5
2014	596.7	3.9	25.8	195.7	371.3	1601.9	187.8	1323	91.2
2015	585.8	4.1	26.2	198.2	357.2	1518.7	164.9	1267.4	86.4
2016	573.4	3.9	27.7	181.4	360.4	1462.3	140.6	1247.4	74.3
2017	538.9	3.4	27.6	162.4	345.5	1448.6	128.9	1253.2	66.6
2018	541	3.5	33	152.1	352.5	1502.4	127.1	1310.3	64.9
2019	570.7	3.8	33.1	159.9	374	1459.6	117.5	1276.2	65.9

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Hoboken, NJ	147.3	1,241.6	39,676	6	2019
Weehawken, NJ	145.6	1,528.3	13,783	6	2019
West New York, NJ	240.9	1,302.1	46,725	6	2019
Guttenberg, NJ	239.2	628.9	11,115	6	2019
Union City, NJ	281.9	1,577.6	67,518	6	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Philadelphia, PA	908.7	3,096.9	1,518,302	81	2018
Baltimore, MD	1,858.7	4,311.2	644,554	173	2019
Boston, MA	607.2	4,311.2	630,648	187	2019
Washington, DC	977.1	4,245.8	693,972	207	2019
Columbus, OH	503.4	3,308.0	772,974	480	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for New York 331 Reviews

I grew up in the South, and I think NYC is great - 11/10/2021
I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the... Read More

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Charlotte Nc vs NYC , New York - 9/11/2021
New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on... Read More

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new york still sucks - 8/3/2021
filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's... Read More

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