South Street Historic District · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in Cuba than in 67% of U.S. towns
On violence it beats 65% of U.S. towns, and on property crime 64%. What’s more, the local count comes to 1.1 violent crimes and 8.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 5.0 and 21.0 in the rest of New York. From 2023 to 2025, crimes Cuba’s police reported put it at B+ for safety: #115 of 236 graded towns in New York.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NY” is every other New York city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Cuba
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 New York towns on Cuba’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Friendship (A+). Hinsdale has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among New York towns, closer to the middle
New York’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Cuba’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 51% of the 236 New York towns we grade, against 67% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Cuba’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Cuba | Rest of New York | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Cuba’s police reported 10 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of New York and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Cuba per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Cuba property | Rest of New York property | Cuba violent | Rest of New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 21.3 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 6.5 | 19.7 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New York.
23 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
3 violent and 20 property, as reported to the FBI by Cuba’s police.
Two people died in crashes on Cuba’s roads in 2019–2023
Cuba had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for New York towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (6.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Cuba’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Cuba’s own rate (12.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Cuba and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | B+ | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| Friendship | A+ | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Hinsdale | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Hinsdale has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
New York towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | B+ | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| Sherrill | A+ | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson | A+ | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Greenwood Lake | A | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Brookville | A | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Hunter | A− | 0.3 | 6.5 |
The five graded New York towns closest to Cuba’s population (3,065), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Cuba. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Cuba’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,077 in 2025); our figure for Cuba is 3,065 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Cuba
Is Cuba, NY safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Cuba reports less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a B+ Safety Grade and #115 of 236 in New York. Its police reported 1.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of New York and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Cuba?
1.1 violent and 8.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New York reports 5.0 and 21.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Cuba safer than Friendship?
Friendship reports less crime per resident than Cuba: Friendship grades A+ for safety and Cuba B+. Friendship’s police reported 0.0 violent and 1.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Cuba?
Cuba’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Cuba Town”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Cuba.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.