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Violent Crimes

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Violent Crimes

What does this measure?

This indicator shows the number of reported serious violent crimes per 10,000 residents. Murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are included in the serious violent crimes measure.

Why is this important?

Crime affects the quality of life of those who directly experience and witness it, but it also impacts the lives of others within the community, housing stability, and a community's attractiveness as a place to live, work and do business.

How is our region performing?

The Mid-Hudson Valley region had 17 violent crimes per 10,000 residents in 2021, slightly less than the state (excluding NYC) rate. The overall rate has declined 30% since 2000. Greene (42) had the highest rate in the region, followed by Orange (19). All counties, except Greene, experienced a rate decrease since 2000.

The cities of Poughkeepsie and Newburgh had the highest rates of violent crime in the region with 66 and 122, respectively, in 2021.

Notes about the data

Crime reports are never complete because some crimes, such as rape and assault, are believed to be underreported.

Violent Crimes
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Region25242826242627272624232121181820192018181717
Columbia County2318181012142023221815151612817162217161513
Dutchess County22222427262829303031242123201919192018192018
Greene County32363031292737362121192118121625222924384042
Orange County30303526262726282825272729232224242321191719
Putnam County69788109789774554455545
Sullivan County39353439363438342524282623222123262926251916
Ulster County23202932263128252524221815161617171616151213
NYS (excluding NYC)26272827262829262625242323212022222220202020
U.S.515149484647484746434139393736373938373739
Columbia Towns
Copake60N/A396638033
Germantown50N/A000050000000
Greenport1270500125200217522002020
Stockport0000N/A0000000400000
Columbia Villages
Chatham119747973455090457990847463170000000
Dutchess Cities
Beacon47404735173854404148464948383141333219171211
Poughkeepsie646497113113116130120122128130106112948680787172778066
Dutchess Towns
East Fishkill32414302436555763475324473443
Fishkill51088155633212143434330
Hyde Park94651404268911874454272
Pine Plains0008000000000400005
Poughkeepsie26322423181881214119812911109910161521
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill213350597949474059518950051010595
Millbrook7000070147
Red HookN/A0N/AN/AN/AN/A05150050251520265250
Rhinebeck030330011715408802380444
Wappingers Falls35244274045191962014137110444225122
Greene Towns
Cairo080680693883053365250
DurhamN/A00N/A000000040000000
Hunter7701126N/A04111111411000400
Windham120121800006000120600001200
Greene Villages
Catskill16191642381928192444294043353831215229161621
Coxsackie4113616780313821718140470471904007
Orange Cities
Middletown34323031394564706455536881414541443741363129
Newburgh15416020412312714813215016416118118219015314414514312311711399122
Port Jervis65777636231832352734332040172739243028432549
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove22235366439435522653311
Chester7322021022011037462701
Cornwall7532459580022104321220
Crawford1497534026111913212148121588109130
DeerparkN/AN/A22010105310208910108981457
Goshen22104751232423111331112
Highlands226272110000002212100
Mount Hope11413743314300001100252
New Windsor24233332342212911121010141214131091410711
Newburgh21211512109121610141014101210101281171412
Tuxedo3631186803833600030
Wallkill9158657171310121089141615232316131615
Warwick5111010112426423543332
Woodbury13733343455335335336358
Orange Villages
Chester32374115203325185131013151515183155052
Cornwall-on-Hudson1033
Florida88440407714000003044000
Goshen71214242314112013156664962794312
Greenwood Lake53413414133123453131310196610133136107
Harriman250004480404168841684121240
Highland Falls247537501318010181301818835083500
Monroe15333173711273626292392816956105834
Montgomery6500000300050527200000
Walden2428182016131822293942312227131511012313
Washingtonville5339443032551014102335753232
Putnam Towns
Carmel3576558835453332135214
Kent4433414123410111211415
Putnam Villages
BrewsterN/AN/AN/AN/A1338290000030449080
Sullivan Towns
Fallsburg2217164245251918121825151018913111012615
Sullivan Villages
Liberty42667545424076684616468161494158546654694833
Monticello15412211659761021118753738611277718748475554393227
Woodridge6242755443660340124812248638089038514214
Ulster Cities
Kingston20283949384937282941343930313030333231303531
Ulster Towns
Lloyd2015885109799803669769754
Marlborough5620271914212617101910361311886325
New Paltz4386549445146543444392323242124181514655
Olive20222N/A027050205020000
Plattekill0000000314111671184101570211
Rosendale58011083252283232022202
Saugerties18122024755573287884131412151211
Shandaken699190131361061667131010030007
Shawangunk202914155481169842244414122
Ulster810210910778661881113756101394
Woodstock561038810835853337733560
Ulster Villages
Ellenville323436171736261758638050464132153745332224
Saugerties232338776730403310180

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Notes: Figures are violent crimes per 10,000 residents. Saugerties Village PD was inactivated as of January 2011. Their jurisdiction is now covered by the Saugerties Town PD.




Number of Violent Crimes
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Region2,6612,6633,0502,8892,7082,9373,0293,0562,9072,7822,6022,4442,4422,1012,0182,2142,2052,2842,0812,0661,9432,011
Columbia County14611611464748912514913711394961007647103100133102979381
Dutchess County609627696786747826854895892909724625678584561558566573540568578543
Greene County15317514615214013318317610210292105885878117104139114180192206
Orange County1,0141,0361,2409329309769711,0421,0399429961,0161,077868831918904875793727670763
Putnam County53917379779593718385696641495143375454493749
Sullivan County285259256294273260291268195186219201179172157171197221195187147131
Ulster County401359525582467558512455459445408335279294293304297289283258226238
NYS (excluding NYC)28,74829,97130,75829,90928,57830,90131,73029,36529,01128,47327,34826,25926,30824,09722,92125,06925,00224,27622,46522,07722,74922,865
U.S.1,425,4861,439,4801,423,6771,383,6761,360,0881,390,7451,435,1231,422,9701,394,4611,325,8961,251,2481,206,0051,217,0571,168,2981,153,0221,199,3101,250,1621,247,9171,209,9971,210,2291,277,696
Columbia Towns
Copake20N/A132213011
Germantown10N/A000010000000
Greenport5302005210017211001010
Stockport0000N/A0000000100000
Columbia Villages
Chatham2113141389168141615131130000000
Dutchess Cities
Beacon69617253265983626374636766514156444326241615
Poughkeepsie191196300354357372417388397417400326344288261243234215218235253211
Dutchess Towns
East Fishkill7610388468101156164182132015971113209111210
Fishkill9201616310111277536310710710871
Hyde Park189121039195131819241814891094154
Pine Plains0002000000000100001
Poughkeepsie111136104101808037535949393754394945403843696898
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill358101499812142100122121
Millbrook100001021
Red HookN/A0N/AN/AN/AN/A01300105345150
Rhinebeck010110032410220620111
Wappingers Falls1712214212410103118746022211471
Greene Towns
Cairo050450462552032243130
DurhamN/A00N/A000000010000000
Hunter22037N/A0133313000100
Windham2023000010002010000200
Greene Villages
Catskill78718168128101812161714151282011668
Coxsackie123948239116254012012501002
Orange Cities
Middletown858280831071221771941771551501912271141251131221031141029388
Newburgh438459587358371432386436476465522527544435409412403347329317285351
Port Jervis57686832211629312430291835152334212624372243
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove433696111186167598431186621
Chester8422031023011048573801
Cornwall964257126100032105421220
Crawford118145352310171221113711147798130
DeerparkN/AN/A216884281667886761145
Goshen33136972343534112442213
Highlands237393110000002312100
Mount Hope7312532213200001100131
New Windsor54537976825529222829242637313635262640292030
Newburgh58584235292634472941314231383030362434224638
Tuxedo121432301311200010
Wallkill23382116121945362834272324404542666547374946
Warwick1543303023612718147915139997
Woodbury127333434663363464473610
Orange Villages
Chester121416681310725456667162021
Cornwall-on-Hudson311
Florida2211010224000001011000
Goshen4781413861178333253145227
Greenwood Lake18141141411411174436223414232
Harriman6000112010142214213310
Highland Falls9281419570475077312031200
Monroe122625630922302224198241484594734
Montgomery2200000100020213100000
Walden151812131191215202729211518910178212
Washingtonville3123262021336861223432121
Putnam Towns
Carmel91824201818282910171217121012759178514
Kent6644525134510112211517
Putnam Villages
BrewsterN/AN/AN/AN/A397000007112020
Sullivan Towns
Fallsburg27212053573224231623321913231117141315827
Sullivan Villages
Liberty1727311918173330207203526211724222722292417
Monticello101807639516975593649597652485731303535252320
Woodridge6475460301412730703431
Ulster Cities
Kingston4865931189211789676997819370747171767370688574
Ulster Towns
Lloyd2015885111081010903669769764
Marlborough45172316121823159179351110775324
New Paltz55108665607063754762553332343035262220977
Olive10111N/A013020102010000
Plattekill0000000315111771184101570211
Rosendale3507052131152121011101
Saugerties342339471491091364151415168252623282322
Shandaken2336044232522433010002
Shawangunk243618197511159131263366526233
Ulster10132131213991088221014169681316115
Woodstock3462556523532224422340
Ulster Villages
Ellenville1314157715117242633211917136151813910
Saugerties99153127121613470

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Notes: Saugerties Village PD was inactivated as of January 2011. Their jurisdiction is now covered by the Saugerties Town PD.




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