Highest Crime in New York

Top 100 cities ranked by highest crime

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Highest Crime — New York

1 Monroe 1,448.3 per 1K

2 Kiryas Joel 1,448.3 per 1K

3 Firthcliffe 1,448.3 per 1K

4 Walden 1,448.3 per 1K

5 Orange Lake 1,448.3 per 1K

6 New Windsor 1,448.3 per 1K

7 Washingtonville 1,448.3 per 1K

8 Cheektowaga 1,228.2 per 1K

9 Depew 1,228.2 per 1K

10 Williamsville 1,228.2 per 1K

11 Newburgh 1,129.3 per 1K

12 Buffalo 990.7 per 1K

13 Niagara Falls 899.8 per 1K

14 New Paltz 890.2 per 1K

15 Fairview CDP (Dutchess County) 890.2 per 1K

16 Highland 890.2 per 1K

17 Wappingers Falls 890.2 per 1K

18 Scotia 873.4 per 1K

19 East Glenville 873.4 per 1K

20 Rotterdam 873.4 per 1K

21 Niskayuna 873.4 per 1K

22 North Gates 839.1 per 1K

23 Irondequoit 839.1 per 1K

24 Hilton 839.1 per 1K

25 Webster 839.1 per 1K

26 Brighton 839.1 per 1K

27 Greece 839.1 per 1K

28 Rochester Institute of Technology 839.1 per 1K

29 Hamlin 839.1 per 1K

30 Clarkson 839.1 per 1K

31 East Rochester 839.1 per 1K

32 Fairport 839.1 per 1K

33 Geneseo 839.1 per 1K

34 Loudonville 813.4 per 1K

35 Colonie 813.4 per 1K

36 Westmere 813.4 per 1K

37 Roessleville 813.4 per 1K

38 Schenectady 806.1 per 1K

39 Solvay 805.4 per 1K

40 Mattydale 805.4 per 1K

41 Westvale 805.4 per 1K

42 De Witt 805.4 per 1K

43 North Syracuse 805.4 per 1K

44 Fairmount 805.4 per 1K

45 Binghamton 798.2 per 1K

46 Syracuse 792.6 per 1K

47 Poughkeepsie 772.5 per 1K

48 Albany 757.0 per 1K

49 Rochester 748.4 per 1K

50 Pelham 715.9 per 1K

51 Bronxville 715.9 per 1K

52 Pelham Manor 715.9 per 1K

53 Jamestown 683.8 per 1K

54 Binghamton University 659.8 per 1K

55 Endicott 659.8 per 1K

56 Endwell 659.8 per 1K

57 Johnson City 659.8 per 1K

58 Utica 625.0 per 1K

59 Watertown 613.5 per 1K

60 Troy 600.6 per 1K

61 New York 570.7 per 1K

62 Mount Vernon 563.5 per 1K

63 Pearl River 485.5 per 1K

64 Irvington 485.5 per 1K

65 Ardsley 485.5 per 1K

66 Nyack 485.5 per 1K

67 Blauvelt 485.5 per 1K

68 Greenville CDP (Westchester County) 485.5 per 1K

69 Tarrytown 485.5 per 1K

70 Dobbs Ferry 485.5 per 1K

71 Hastings-on-Hudson 485.5 per 1K

72 Tappan 485.5 per 1K

73 Chestnut Ridge 485.5 per 1K

74 Nanuet 485.5 per 1K

75 Medina 466.4 per 1K

76 Albion 466.4 per 1K

77 Brockport 466.4 per 1K

78 Batavia 466.4 per 1K

79 Gananda 459.2 per 1K

80 Lackawanna 457.0 per 1K

81 Gloversville 447.8 per 1K

82 Watervliet 442.0 per 1K

83 Salamanca 441.3 per 1K

84 Canandaigua 440.4 per 1K

85 Scotchtown 440.4 per 1K

86 Warwick 440.4 per 1K

87 Goshen 440.4 per 1K

88 Mechanicstown 440.4 per 1K

89 Port Jervis 434.1 per 1K

90 West Seneca 429.4 per 1K

91 Hamburg 429.4 per 1K

92 Lancaster 429.4 per 1K

93 East Aurora 429.4 per 1K

94 Norwich 425.5 per 1K

95 Hudson 407.1 per 1K

96 Oneida 377.4 per 1K

97 Fredonia 358.5 per 1K

98 Yonkers 353.9 per 1K

99 Bath 344.2 per 1K

100 Corning 344.2 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in New York face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Monroe has 1,448.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Monroe is 362.1x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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