Photo: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0More crimes per resident are recorded in New York City than in 90% of U.S. towns
On crimes New York City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades D for safety: #217 of 236 graded towns in New York State, and #220 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. What’s more, all 3 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Out of every 1,000 residents, 6.7 violent crimes and 23.5 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 2.5 and 17.4 in the rest of New York State. Per resident, the graded rate barely moved 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 State 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 New York City
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 New York State towns on New York City’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Yonkers (C+), Mount Vernon (C−), Pelham Manor (C−). Hempstead, North Hempstead, Lawrence, Pelham and Valley Stream have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
New York City’s police reported 280 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 3.8 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of New York State (3.0) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 3.7 times the rest of New York State
187 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (14,870 reported in 2025), 3.7 times the rest of New York State (50.8) and 2.4 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, New York City reports less crime per resident than 32% (#220). Places like it ↓
Compared with the rest of New York State
New York City is home to 43% of New York State’s residents, so this page compares it with the rest of the state rather than a state total that includes the city itself. Violent crime ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell 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 New York City’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; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | New York City | Rest of New York State | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | New York City | Rest of New York State | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 212 | 62.6 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 200 | 60.2 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 187 | 46.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 175 | 45.7 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
New York City’s police reported 280 homicides, 14,870 robberies and 55,782 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of New York State and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Crime in New York City 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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | New York City property | Rest of New York State property | New York City violent | Rest of New York State violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.4 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 24.0 | 19.6 | 6.7 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 23.7 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 22.7 | 15.1 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New York State.
248,910 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.
55,782 violent and 193,128 property, as reported to the FBI by New York City’s police.
521 of the 1,164 people who died in crashes on New York City’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
New York City had 1,117 fatal crashes in five years, in which 1,164 people died. 93 of those killed were cyclists. 108 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 2.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below the median for New York State towns of 100,000+ people (6.3, 16 towns).
Among the 39 U.S. cities of 500,000 or more, New York City has the lowest rate.
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.
New York City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | D | 6.7 | 23.5 |
| Hempstead | — | — | — |
| Yonkers | C+ | 3.1 | 10.4 |
| Mount Vernon | C− | 5.2 | 14.9 |
| North Hempstead | — | — | — |
| Lawrence | — | — | — |
| Pelham | — | — | — |
| Pelham Manor | C− | 1.4 | 32.1 |
| Valley Stream | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Hempstead, North Hempstead, Lawrence, Pelham and Valley Stream have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
U.S. cities of a million or more
| City | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | D | 6.7 | 23.5 |
| Los Angeles | D | 7.4 | 21.9 |
| Chicago | D | 5.2 | 32.8 |
| Houston | D− | 10.4 | 42.0 |
| Phoenix | D | 7.6 | 22.8 |
| Philadelphia | D− | 9.0 | 46.4 |
| San Antonio | D− | 6.0 | 46.3 |
| San Diego | C− | 4.0 | 16.7 |
| Dallas | D | 6.3 | 34.7 |
| Fort Worth | D | 4.4 | 25.1 |
| Austin | D | 4.6 | 32.0 |
Every U.S. city of 1,000,000+ with a Safety Grade, largest first; each city’s own police figures, 2023–2025.
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 New York City. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against New York City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (8,496,850 in 2025); our figure for New York City is 8,584,629 (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 New York City
Is New York City, NY safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, New York City reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #217 of 236 in New York State. Its police reported 6.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.5 in the rest of New York State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in New York City?
6.7 violent and 23.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New York State reports 2.5 and 17.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in New York City in 2025?
New York City’s police reported 280 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.3 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is New York City safer than Yonkers?
Yonkers reports less crime per resident than New York City: Yonkers grades C+ for safety and New York City D. Yonkers’s police reported 3.1 violent and 10.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices New York City?
New York City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “New York”. 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.