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New York's Safest Cities

SafeWise is happy to release our fifth annual Safest Cities report. Here are the 20 Safest Cities in New York for 2019. See if your city made the list.

Despite the remarkably low violent crime rates among our 20 safest cities in New York, the state is on par with nationwide averages. New York reported 4.46 violent crimes per 1,000 people, just about matching the national rate of 4.49. But every city on the list had three or fewer violent crimes in 2017.

Statewide, New Yorkers do even better when it comes to property crime. The state’s property crime rate is 16.13, more than 10 points below the national rate of 27.11 incidents per 1,000 people. In fact, each city that made the list reported fewer than 10 property crimes per 1,000 people—with 60% experiencing fewer than five.

Get all the specifics about New York’s safest cities, and see if your hometown made the cut in the full list below.

Interesting Findings

The Village of Horseheads, our number one city, moved to the top of the list from seventh place last year.
Seven cities reported zero counts of violent crime—among the most of any state (and the same number as last year).
There were no counts of murder among the safest cities, and only two incidents of rape, six of robbery, and 11 of aggravated assault, collectively.
Digital security is the number one concern for New Yorkers, with State of Safety respondents naming someone having access to or sharing sensitive information as their top digital security worry.
30% more people in New York experienced a violent crime in the past year than the national average, which is 10%.
New York expressed higher concern about every violent crime category than the national average—but the state overall does slightly better than average at keeping violent crime low.

The 20 Safest Cities in New York

Population 6,559

Median Income $47,377

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 6.56

Population 6,904

Median Income $81,722

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.72

Population 7,037

Median Income $146,833

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 9.81

Population 8,204

Median Income $63,542

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 2.44

Population 8,548

Median Income $106,250

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 2.57

Population 9,608

Median Income $131,818

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 9.58

Population 12,823

Median Income $148,824

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.08

Population 28,480

Median Income $117,453

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.04

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.07

Population 13,241

Median Income $91,090

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.08

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.68

Population 12,218

Median Income $121,261

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.08

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.91

Population 22,579

Median Income $161,163

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.09

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 9.48

Population 9,207

Median Income $54,600

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.11

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.26

Population 7,172

Median Income $113,071

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.14

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 6.97

Population 14,018

Median Income $82,352

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.14

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 5.56

Population 6,875

Median Income $78,795

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.15

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.65

Population 6,636

Median Income $70,354

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.15

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 5.12

Population 6,557

Median Income $54,115

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.15

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.20

Population 9,544

Median Income $89,520

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.21

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 2.20

Population 13,806

Median Income $69,554

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.22

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 6.59

Population 8,275

Median Income $87,526

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.24

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.97

How We Determined the Safest Cities

Learn how we identified the safest cities on our methodology page.

Beyond Safest Cities: What Are the Biggest Safety Concerns in Your State?

Crime statistics are one thing, but do they line up with what people are really worried about when it comes to safety? To find out, SafeWise conducted a nationwide survey. See what the biggest safety concern is in your state—and learn more about what your neighbors are nervous about—in our State of Safety report.

If you would like to contact a SafeWise Safest Cities Analyst, please email info@safewise.com.

Didn’t Find Your City in the Top 20?

See how the remaining cities ranked in the list below.

Rank	City	Population	Violent Crime (per 1,000)	Property Crime (per 1,000)
21	Geneseo Village	8,179	0.24	19.93
22	Briarcliff Manor Village	8,064	0.25	2.48
23	Eastchester Town	20,052	0.25	8.53
24	Schodack Town	11,685	0.26	3.68
25	Port Washington	19,384	0.26	5.11
26	Carmel Town	34,243	0.26	3.65
27	Bedford Town	17,997	0.28	2.06
28	Glen Cove	27,400	0.29	5.51
29	Rye	16,021	0.31	4.56
30	Yorktown Town	37,142	0.32	5.84
31	Fishkill Town	21,532	0.33	5.62
32	Scarsdale Village	18,031	0.33	7.1
33	Dobbs Ferry Village	11,127	0.36	8
34	Woodbury Town	11,017	0.36	45.84
35	Hastings-on-Hudson Village	7,987	0.38	8.26
36	Lakewood-Busti	7,326	0.41	45.59
37	Cicero Town	29,232	0.41	9.37
38	East Greenbush Town	16,461	0.43	20.35
39	Irvington Village	6,614	0.45	2.42
40	Goshen Town	8,661	0.46	10.28
41	Ramapo Town	94,019	0.47	7.37
42	Hyde Park Town	20,960	0.48	5.06
43	Croton-on-Hudson Village	8,271	0.48	4.59
44	Hornell	8,213	0.49	12.18
45	Bethlehem Town	35,607	0.53	13.68
46	Northport Village	7,331	0.55	5.73
47	Floral Park Village	15,959	0.56	2.63
48	Lloyd Town	10,465	0.57	9.56
49	Stony Point Town	15,540	0.58	4.89
50	Waterford Town and Village	8,506	0.59	4.82
51	East Rochester Village	6,613	0.6	13.31
52	Lancaster Town	37,458	0.61	10.84
53	Long Beach	33,771	0.62	5.89
54	Cairo Town	6,422	0.62	5.45
55	Ogden Town	20,321	0.64	10.33
56	Ulster Town	12,473	0.64	27.42
57	Glenville Town	21,650	0.65	21.43
58	Camillus Town and Village	24,696	0.65	12.03
59	North Greenbush Town	12,234	0.65	12.42
60	Eden Town	7,644	0.65	4.84
61	Niskayuna Town	22,541	0.67	18.23
62	East Fishkill Town	29,500	0.68	4.85
63	Coeymans Town	7,369	0.68	11.13
64	Geddes Town	10,245	0.68	20.99
65	Plattekill Town	10,174	0.69	5.41
66	Manlius Town	24,550	0.69	13.89
67	Warwick Town	18,375	0.71	5.66
68	Webster Town and Village	45,096	0.71	9.11
69	Brighton Town	36,596	0.77	21.34
70	Tarrytown Village	11,577	0.78	4.23
71	Newburgh Town	30,862	0.78	34.31
72	Vestal Town	28,090	0.78	20.4
73	Baldwinsville Village	7,656	0.78	8.75
74	Ossining Village	25,409	0.79	9.64
75	New Hartford Town and Village	20,313	0.79	29.29
76	Guilderland Town	34,098	0.79	20.09
77	Hamburg Town	46,040	0.8	18.98
78	Marlborough Town	8,633	0.81	6.02
79	Southold Town	19,990	0.85	10.71
80	East Hampton Town	19,937	0.85	11.34
81	Cortland	18,735	0.85	17.03
82	Kenmore Village	15,085	0.86	15.31
83	Chester Town	7,970	0.88	0.88
84	Deerpark Town	7,712	0.91	9.85
85	Lynbrook Village	19,577	0.92	5.21
86	Blooming Grove Town	11,863	0.93	5.23
87	New Windsor Town	27,609	0.94	13.15
88	West Seneca Town	45,597	0.96	12.35
89	Rockville Centre Village	24,654	0.97	7.54
90	Orchard Park Town	29,725	0.98	8.58
91	Mamaroneck Village	19,424	0.98	6.74
92	Crawford Town	9,183	0.98	10.67
93	Macedon Town and Village	8,977	1	13.26
94	Amherst Town	121,150	1.02	15.42
95	Potsdam Village	9,758	1.02	9.22
96	Monroe Village	8,636	1.04	15.4
97	Walden Village	6,692	1.05	11.95
98	Colonie Town	79,526	1.06	23.92
99	Fallsburg Town	12,042	1.08	8.89
100	Clarkstown Town	81,810	1.09	13.75
101	Greenburgh Town	45,923	1.09	13.35
102	Suffern Village	10,983	1.09	5.55
103	Evans Town	16,162	1.11	13.3
104	Haverstraw Town	37,535	1.12	7.94
105	Niagara Town	8,030	1.12	44.58
106	Depew Village	15,150	1.12	16.24
107	Amityville Village	9,492	1.16	13.27
108	North Tonawanda	30,452	1.22	16.65
109	Southampton Town	50,987	1.22	11.98
110	Orangetown Town	37,804	1.22	8.02
111	Fredonia Village	10,543	1.23	14.89
112	Seneca Falls Town	8,811	1.25	27.13
113	Rotterdam Town	29,586	1.25	27.82
114	Saugerties Town	19,033	1.26	11.14
115	North Syracuse Village	6,796	1.32	14.57
116	Johnstown	8,251	1.33	25.45
117	Rensselaer City	9,331	1.39	12.54
118	Peekskill	24,127	1.41	7.42
119	New Paltz Town and Village	14,125	1.56	11.68
120	Scotia Village	7,651	1.57	13.33
121	Plattsburgh City	19,742	1.57	17.98
122	Fulton City	11,321	1.59	29.06
123	Port Chester Village	29,616	1.65	10.87
124	Tonawanda Town	57,223	1.75	15.94
125	Amsterdam	17,737	1.75	19.17
126	White Plains	58,461	1.76	16.8
127	Greece Town	96,219	1.81	20.11
128	Ithaca	30,875	1.81	29.09
129	Dewitt Town	25,405	1.89	28.14
130	Oneonta City	13,967	1.93	16.75
131	Saratoga Springs	27,962	2	16.42
132	Glens Falls	14,268	2.03	13.32
133	Oswego City	17,510	2.06	21.87
134	Gates Town	28,723	2.09	29.28
135	Geneva	12,951	2.16	22.31
136	Irondequoit Town	50,393	2.16	22.19
137	Freeport Village	43,343	2.17	9.39
138	Rome	32,200	2.2	17.48
139	Wallkill Town	28,881	2.25	21.88
140	Hudson Falls Village	7,093	2.26	7.61
141	Olean	13,694	2.26	27.82
142	Oneida	11,027	2.27	34.46
143	New Rochelle	79,960	2.28	14.37
144	Brockport Village	8,310	2.41	10.35
145	Cheektowaga Town	77,576	2.41	29.6
146	Cohoes	17,007	2.41	11.76
147	Ogdensburg	10,685	2.71	35.66
148	Elmira	27,740	2.88	31.11
149	Tonawanda	14,808	3.04	21
150	Port Jervis	8,527	3.05	26.03
151	Beacon	14,212	3.1	16.89
152	Kingston	23,110	3.16	19.43
153	Canandaigua	10,337	3.19	19.93
154	Dunkirk	11,845	3.63	16.55
155	Corning	10,751	3.72	24.65
156	Middletown	27,607	3.73	23.83
157	Norwich	6,804	3.82	27.78
158	Yonkers	201,554	4.02	10.04
159	Spring Valley Village	32,795	4.06	11.89
160	Ilion Village	7,801	4.1	32.43
161	Watervliet	10,100	4.16	20.3
162	Lackawanna	17,823	4.21	20.03
163	Gloversville	14,832	4.31	24.41
164	New York	8,616,333	5.39	14.49
165	Watertown	25,746	5.4	40.94
166	Utica	60,395	5.58	32.88
167	Endicott Village	12,932	5.72	33.1
168	Hempstead Village	55,807	5.95	10.63
169	Johnson City Village	14,595	6.24	51.8
170	Mount Vernon	68,507	6.38	18.89
171	Batavia	14,711	6.39	32.9
172	Jamestown	29,562	6.63	29.73
173	Herkimer Village	7,410	6.75	43.72
174	Syracuse	143,069	7.05	33.67
175	Poughkeepsie	30,159	7.06	19.99
176	Troy	49,644	7.07	34.89
177	Binghamton	45,399	7.97	43.68
178	Schenectady	64,710	8.92	31.79
179	Albany	98,174	8.92	34.57
180	Rochester	208,591	8.97	38.04
181	Buffalo	256,169	10.19	38.36
182	Niagara Falls	48,385	11.24	48.28
183	Newburgh	28,080	12.36	26.6

How to Make a Safe Home Anywhere

Wherever you live, feeling safe in your home can bring greater peace of mind and happiness. Whether your city made our list or not, we recommend adding extra security to your home with monitored security services provided by the nation’s leading home security providers.

To find out about the home security options available to you, check out SafeWise’s picks for Best Home Security Systems of 2019.

Sources:

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, “2017 Crime in the United States”
SafeWise’s, “2019 State of Safety“

Written by Rebecca Edwards

Rebecca has honed her safety and security skills as both a single mom and a college director. Being responsible for the well-being of others helped her learn how to minimize risk and create safe environments. Learn more