Middletown, NY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Middletown

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Middletown_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	814	n/a (estimate)	2,933	1,922	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Middletown_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	1	n/a	3.6	3.2	5.3
Rape	9	n/a	32.4	31.7	40.4
Robbery	43	n/a	154.9	113.0	102.8
Assault	96	n/a	345.9	228.3	248.5
Violent crime	149	n/a (estimate)	537	376	386
Burglary	105	n/a	378.4	201.7	468.9
Theft	539	n/a	1,942.2	1,271.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	21	n/a	75.7	72.9	236.9
Property crime	665	n/a (estimate)	2,396	1,546	2,451

A general overview of all the annual reported crimes in Middletown, NY is displayed above. The data has been arranged to make it easier to find both the gross total of reported crimes and the number of crimes reported per 100,000 people in Middletown, NY. These statistics are further divided into two distinct categories (violent crimes and property crimes) to provide more insight to how prevalent crime is in the area. You'll find that the rate of crime in Middletown, NY averages 53% higher than the rest of New York while the rate of crime on a national scale is 3% higher than. You'll find that the occurrence of violent crime in Middletown, NY is 43% higher than the average rate of crime in New York and 39% higher than the rest of the nation. Similarly, crime involving property stands 55% higher than the remainder of the state of New York and 2% lower than the nation's average. Both of these statistics relate to how safe residents and businesses are while performing everyday activities in the Middletown, NY area.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vernon Valley, NJ	1,570	89	563	652
Walton Park, NY	2,234	128	526	654
Rock Hill, NY	1,627	142	583	725
Florida, NY	2,841	145	597	743
Mountain Lodge Park, NY	1,726	148	610	758
Otisville, NY	1,067	151	620	771
Matamoras, PA	2,336	126	693	818
Middletown, NY	27,601	537	2,396	2,933

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Middletown is 3% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.04 daily crimes that occur in Middletown.
Middletown is safer than 21% of the cities in the United States.
In Middletown you have a 1 in 35 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Middletown has increased by 2%.

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Compare Middletown, NY Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Middletown (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Middletown, NY is demonstrated in the illustration above. So that direct comparisons can be made, the number of daily crimes for New York and on a national level are also posted. As you can see, the daily crimes for Middletown, NY are 1.53 times more than the New York average and 1.03 times more than the national level. Daily violent Crimes in Middletown, NY are 1.43 times more than than New York and 1.39 times more than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Middletown, NY are 1.55 times more than than New York and 1.02 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Middletown (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of Middletown, NY compared to every other city in New York as well as the entirety of the United States, the gauges found above illustrate that Middletown, NY ranks safer than 30% of every city located within New York along with 21% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in New York and in the United States as a whole. It is then established the total amount of cities that have a lower crime rate than Middletown, NY. As a result, Middletown, NY is ranked below average when compared to the majority of US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Middletown

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Middletown is 1 in 187

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Middletown is 1 in 42

The chance of being a victim of crime in Middletown is 1 in 35

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Middletown, NY? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Middletown, NY your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 187. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 42 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Middletown, NY is 1 in 35.

Year Over Year Crime In Middletown (per 100,000 people)

Determining whether Middletown, NY is growing less or more safe for inhabitants is most easily done by comparing yearly crime rates. Graphs - like the one above - show crimes by crime type per 100,000 residents. They are displayed by crime types of violent, property, and total, in order to give a better overview of yearly crime rates. Middletown, NY has increased by 31% in violent crimes. At the same time, property crime has decreased by 3% year over year. Total crimes for Middletown, NY has increased by 2% in the same time frame.

Middletown police department

Item	Middletown	New York	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	83	109,351	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.9	2.9	3.3

There are a total of 83 Middletown police officers. This results in 2.9 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 1.9% greater than the New York average and 10.1% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in New York

State	Total offenders	New York_/100K	National_/100K
New York	21,601	118	222

There are a total of 21,601 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 118 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 47% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Frankfort, KY	27,598	376	3,914	4,290
Kirkwood, MO	27,614	104	1,803	1,907
Garner, NC	27,625	302	3,483	3,785
Marshalltown, IA	27,637	590	2,943	3,533
Danvers, MA	27,558	139	2,172	2,311
Middletown, NY	27,601	537	2,396	2,933

Source: The Middletown, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.