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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
Columbia2318181012142023221815151612817162217161513
Dutchess22222427262829303031242123201919192018192018
Greene32363031292737362121192118121625222924384042
Orange30303526262726282825272729232224242321191719
Putnam69788109789774554455545
Sullivan39353439363438342524282623222123262926251916
Ulster23202932263128252524221815161617171616151213
NYS (excluding NYC)26272827262829262625242323212022222220202020
U.S.515149484647484746434139393736373938373739
Columbia Towns
Copake town, Columbia County60N/A396638033
Germantown town, Columbia County50N/A000050000000
Greenport town, Columbia County1270500125200217522002020
Stockport town, Columbia County0000N/A0000000400000
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County119747973455090457990847463170000000
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County47404735173854404148464948383141333219171211
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County646497113113116130120122128130106112948680787172778066
Dutchess Towns
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County32414302436555763475324473443
Fishkill town, Dutchess County51088155633212143434330
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County94651404268911874454272
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County0008000000000400005
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County26322423181881214119812911109910161521
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County213350597949474059518950051010595
Millbrook village, Dutchess County7000070147
Red Hook village, Dutchess CountyN/A0N/AN/AN/AN/A05150050251520265250
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County030330011715408802380444
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County35244274045191962014137110444225122
Greene Towns
Cairo town, Greene County080680693883053365250
Durham town, Greene CountyN/A00N/A000000040000000
Hunter town, Greene County7701126N/A04111111411000400
Windham town, Greene County120121800006000120600001200
Greene Villages
Catskill village, Greene County16191642381928192444294043353831215229161621
Coxsackie village, Greene County4113616780313821718140470471904007
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County34323031394564706455536881414541443741363129
Newburgh city, Orange County15416020412312714813215016416118118219015314414514312311711399122
Port Jervis city, Orange County65777636231832352734332040172739243028432549
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County22235366439435522653311
Chester town, Orange County7322021022011037462701
Cornwall town, Orange County7532459580022104321220
Crawford town, Orange County1497534026111913212148121588109130
Deerpark town, Orange CountyN/AN/A22010105310208910108981457
Goshen town, Orange County22104751232423111331112
Highlands town, Orange County226272110000002212100
Mount Hope town, Orange County11413743314300001100252
New Windsor town, Orange County24233332342212911121010141214131091410711
Newburgh town, Orange County21211512109121610141014101210101281171412
Tuxedo town, Orange County3631186803833600030
Wallkill town, Orange County9158657171310121089141615232316131615
Warwick town, Orange County5111010112426423543332
Woodbury town, Orange County13733343455335335336358
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County32374115203325185131013151515183155052
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County1033
Florida village, Orange County88440407714000003044000
Goshen village, Orange County71214242314112013156664962794312
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County53413414133123453131310196610133136107
Harriman village, Orange County250004480404168841684121240
Highland Falls village, Orange County247537501318010181301818835083500
Monroe village, Orange County15333173711273626292392816956105834
Montgomery village, Orange County6500000300050527200000
Walden village, Orange County2428182016131822293942312227131511012313
Washingtonville village, Orange County5339443032551014102335753232
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County3576558835453332135214
Kent town, Putnam County4433414123410111211415
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A1338290000030449080
Sullivan Towns
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County2217164245251918121825151018913111012615
Sullivan Villages
Liberty village, Sullivan County42667545424076684616468161494158546654694833
Monticello village, Sullivan County15412211659761021118753738611277718748475554393227
Woodridge village, Sullivan County6242755443660340124812248638089038514214
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County20283949384937282941343930313030333231303531
Ulster Towns
Lloyd town, Ulster County2015885109799803669769754
Marlborough town, Ulster County5620271914212617101910361311886325
New Paltz town, Ulster County4386549445146543444392323242124181514655
Olive town, Ulster County20222N/A027050205020000
Plattekill town, Ulster County0000000314111671184101570211
Rosendale town, Ulster County58011083252283232022202
Saugerties town, Ulster County18122024755573287884131412151211
Shandaken town, Ulster County699190131361061667131010030007
Shawangunk town, Ulster County202914155481169842244414122
Ulster town, Ulster County810210910778661881113756101394
Woodstock town, Ulster County561038810835853337733560
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County323436171736261758638050464132153745332224
Saugerties village, Ulster County232338776730403310180

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
Columbia14611611464748912514913711394961007647103100133102979381
Dutchess609627696786747826854895892909724625678584561558566573540568578543
Greene15317514615214013318317610210292105885878117104139114180192206
Orange1,0141,0361,2409329309769711,0421,0399429961,0161,077868831918904875793727670763
Putnam53917379779593718385696641495143375454493749
Sullivan285259256294273260291268195186219201179172157171197221195187147131
Ulster401359525582467558512455459445408335279294293304297289283258226238
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
Copake town, Columbia County20N/A132213011
Germantown town, Columbia County10N/A000010000000
Greenport town, Columbia County5302005210017211001010
Stockport town, Columbia County0000N/A0000000100000
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County2113141389168141615131130000000
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County69617253265983626374636766514156444326241615
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County191196300354357372417388397417400326344288261243234215218235253211
Dutchess Towns
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County7610388468101156164182132015971113209111210
Fishkill town, Dutchess County9201616310111277536310710710871
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County189121039195131819241814891094154
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County0002000000000100001
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County111136104101808037535949393754394945403843696898
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County358101499812142100122121
Millbrook village, Dutchess County100001021
Red Hook village, Dutchess CountyN/A0N/AN/AN/AN/A01300105345150
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County010110032410220620111
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County1712214212410103118746022211471
Greene Towns
Cairo town, Greene County050450462552032243130
Durham town, Greene CountyN/A00N/A000000010000000
Hunter town, Greene County22037N/A0133313000100
Windham town, Greene County2023000010002010000200
Greene Villages
Catskill village, Greene County78718168128101812161714151282011668
Coxsackie village, Greene County123948239116254012012501002
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County858280831071221771941771551501912271141251131221031141029388
Newburgh city, Orange County438459587358371432386436476465522527544435409412403347329317285351
Port Jervis city, Orange County57686832211629312430291835152334212624372243
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County433696111186167598431186621
Chester town, Orange County8422031023011048573801
Cornwall town, Orange County964257126100032105421220
Crawford town, Orange County118145352310171221113711147798130
Deerpark town, Orange CountyN/AN/A216884281667886761145
Goshen town, Orange County33136972343534112442213
Highlands town, Orange County237393110000002312100
Mount Hope town, Orange County7312532213200001100131
New Windsor town, Orange County54537976825529222829242637313635262640292030
Newburgh town, Orange County58584235292634472941314231383030362434224638
Tuxedo town, Orange County121432301311200010
Wallkill town, Orange County23382116121945362834272324404542666547374946
Warwick town, Orange County1543303023612718147915139997
Woodbury town, Orange County127333434663363464473610
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County121416681310725456667162021
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County311
Florida village, Orange County2211010224000001011000
Goshen village, Orange County4781413861178333253145227
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County18141141411411174436223414232
Harriman village, Orange County6000112010142214213310
Highland Falls village, Orange County9281419570475077312031200
Monroe village, Orange County122625630922302224198241484594734
Montgomery village, Orange County2200000100020213100000
Walden village, Orange County151812131191215202729211518910178212
Washingtonville village, Orange County3123262021336861223432121
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County91824201818282910171217121012759178514
Kent town, Putnam County6644525134510112211517
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A397000007112020
Sullivan Towns
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County27212053573224231623321913231117141315827
Sullivan Villages
Liberty village, Sullivan County1727311918173330207203526211724222722292417
Monticello village, Sullivan County101807639516975593649597652485731303535252320
Woodridge village, Sullivan County6475460301412730703431
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County4865931189211789676997819370747171767370688574
Ulster Towns
Lloyd town, Ulster County2015885111081010903669769764
Marlborough town, Ulster County45172316121823159179351110775324
New Paltz town, Ulster County55108665607063754762553332343035262220977
Olive town, Ulster County10111N/A013020102010000
Plattekill town, Ulster County0000000315111771184101570211
Rosendale town, Ulster County3507052131152121011101
Saugerties town, Ulster County342339471491091364151415168252623282322
Shandaken town, Ulster County2336044232522433010002
Shawangunk town, Ulster County243618197511159131263366526233
Ulster town, Ulster County10132131213991088221014169681316115
Woodstock town, Ulster County3462556523532224422340
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County1314157715117242633211917136151813910
Saugerties village, Ulster County99153127121613470

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.




INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Average Charitable Giving Increasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Types Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Spending for County Government Increasing
Tourism Revenue Increasing
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Decreasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Economic Background Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Economic Background Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate Decreasing
High School GED Rate Decreasing
Education Levels of Adults Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Seniors Living in Poverty Maintaining
Veterans Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Decreasing
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Decreasing
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Not Applicable
Babies with Low Birth Weights Increasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Decreasing
Homeownership Rates Increasing
Homeless Persons Decreasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Renting Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Domestic Violence Decreasing


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