Crime in New York

New York State has lower than average rates of both violent and property crime compared to the rest of the country. Specifically, when it comes to violent crime, New York State's rate is 21.1, which is considerably below the national average of 22.7. Similarly, New York State's rate for property crime is 24.5, much lower than the US average of 35.4. This demonstrates that New York State is generally a safe place to live in terms of criminal activity.

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

New York violent crime is 21.1. (The US average is 22.7)

New York property crime is 24.5. (The US average is 35.4)

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Walton, NY Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Walton, NY	310.2	2,206.1	2,959	2	2016
Deposit town (Delaware County), NY	65.6	656.2	1,670	11	2019
Sidney, NY	447.8	3,330.5	3,621	12	2019
Colchester, NY	254.5	712.5	2,069	13	2019
Hancock, NY	214.1	535.3	1,028	14	2019
Delhi, NY	258.6	711.1	3,101	15	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
New York, NY	570.7	1,459.6	8,566,917	121	2019
Philadelphia, PA	908.7	3,096.9	1,518,302	148	2018
Baltimore, MD	1,858.7	4,311.2	644,554	211	2019
Boston, MA	607.2	4,311.2	630,648	212	2019
Washington, DC	977.1	4,245.8	693,972	245	2019
Detroit, MI	1,965.3	4,302.9	899,447	406	2019

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

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