Photo: Stilfehler 19:28, 9 July 2007 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 1.0Crime per resident in Elmira runs higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
It has more violent crime than 89% of U.S. towns, and more property crime than 93%. A Safety Grade of D follows from crimes Elmira’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #223 of 236 graded towns in New York. Violence and property crime split as 5.3 violent crimes and 33.6 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 5.0 and 21.0 in the rest of New York. The crimes the grade counts rose 191% per resident from 2023 to 2025.
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 Elmira
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 New York towns on Elmira’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Elmira (A+). Southport has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Elmira’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Elmira property | Rest of New York property | Elmira violent | Rest of New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.5 | 22.2 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 41.4 | 21.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 44.5 | 19.6 | 7.1 | 4.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of New York.
Crime in Elmira 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 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Elmira | Rest of New York | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Elmira’s police reported 410 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of New York and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,353 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.
185 violent and 1,168 property, as reported to the FBI by Elmira’s police.
Eight people died in crashes on Elmira’s roads in 2019–2023
Elmira had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 3 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for New York towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Elmira’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Elmira’s own rate (6.1) 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.
Elmira and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | D | 5.3 | 33.6 |
| Elmira (township) | A+ | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Southport | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Southport has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
New York towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmira | D | 5.3 | 33.6 |
| Rockville Centre | A | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Camillus | B+ | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| Peekskill | B− | 2.3 | 8.1 |
| Auburn | C | 2.8 | 15.8 |
| DeWitt | C− | 1.9 | 32.1 |
The five graded New York towns closest to Elmira’s population (26,089), 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 Elmira. 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 Elmira’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (26,241 in 2025); our figure for Elmira is 26,089 (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 Elmira
Is Elmira, NY safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Elmira reports more crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #223 of 236 in New York. Its police reported 5.3 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 Elmira?
5.3 violent and 33.6 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.
How many homicides were there in Elmira in 2025?
Elmira’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 7.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Elmira safer than Elmira?
Elmira reports less crime per resident than Elmira: Elmira grades A+ for safety and Elmira D. Elmira’s police reported 0.2 violent and 0.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Elmira?
Elmira’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Elmira”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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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.