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Crime & Safety in New York

Crime rates, violent and property crime, and public safety.

Violent + property crime rate
1,934.8
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate, New York
368
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property crime rate, New York
1,566.8
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Homicide rate, New York
2.4
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Sworn officers
≈ 60,000
2023
Traffic fatalities
1,175
2023
Violent crime rate
400 /100k
Property crime rate
1,504 /100k

Historical data

Pick an indicator to see its long-run evolution.

Violent crime rate

1990–2023
400▼ 66%

FBI UCR violent crimes per 100,000 residents.

Crime Rate

Overall crime rates in New York.

Violent + property crime rate
1,934.8
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate
326 /100k
Property crime rate
1,655 /100k

Violent + property crime rate

1985–2025
1,934.8▼ 66%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent and property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorNew YorkU.S.
Violent crime rate (per 100k)2023, FBI UCR326364

Violent Crime

Murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault rates in New York.

Violent crime rate, New York
368
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate, U.S.
329.3
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate
326 /100k
Robbery rate
88 /100k
Aggravated assault rate
199 /100k

Violent crime rate, New York

1985–2025
368▼ 61%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Violent crime rate, U.S.

1985–2025
329.3▼ 42%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorNew YorkU.S.
Violent crime rate (per 100k)2023, FBI UCR326364

Property Crime

Burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft in New York.

Property crime rate, New York
1,566.8
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property crime rate, U.S.
1,552.1
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property crime rate
1,655 /100k
Burglary rate
149 /100k
Motor vehicle theft
171 /100k

Property crime rate, New York

1985–2025
1,566.8▼ 67%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Property crime rate, U.S.

1985–2025
1,552.1▼ 68%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorNew YorkU.S.
Property crime rate (per 100k)2023, FBI UCR1,6551,954

Homicides

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter in New York.

Homicide rate, New York
2.4
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Homicide rate, U.S.
4.3
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Homicide rate
3.7 /100k
Change vs 2022
-11%

Homicide rate, New York

1985–2025
2.4▼ 75%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Homicide rate, U.S.

1985–2025
4.3▼ 47%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorNew YorkU.S.
Homicide rate (per 100k)2023, FBI/CDC3.75.7

Police Officers

Law enforcement staffing in New York.

Sworn officers
≈ 60,000
2023
Officers per 1,000 residents
3.1
Largest force
NYPD (≈ 33,500)
IndicatorNew YorkU.S.
Officers per 1,000 residents2023, FBI3.12.4

Public Safety Indicators

Broader safety and emergency indicators for New York.

Traffic fatalities
1,175
2023
Traffic deaths per 100k
6.0
Firearm death rate
5.4 /100k
IndicatorNew YorkU.S.
Traffic deaths per 100k2023, NHTSA6.012.2
Firearm death rate (per 100k)2023, CDC5.413.7

More figures

Homicide rate
3.6 /100k
Among the lowest large states
Rape
26 /100k
Robbery
111 /100k
Aggravated assault
259 /100k
Burglary
179 /100k
Larceny-theft
1,120 /100k
Motor vehicle theft
205 /100k
Total reported crimes
≈ 373,000
2023
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