White Plains, NY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In White Plains

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	White Plains_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,052	n/a (estimate)	1,790	1,922	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	White Plains_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.2	5.3
Rape	10	n/a	17.0	31.7	40.4
Robbery	30	n/a	51.0	113.0	102.8
Assault	81	n/a	137.8	228.3	248.5
Violent crime	121	n/a (estimate)	206	376	386
Burglary	53	n/a	90.2	201.7	468.9
Theft	854	n/a	1,453.2	1,271.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	24	n/a	40.8	72.9	236.9
Property crime	931	n/a (estimate)	1,584	1,546	2,451

A comprehensive overview of any and all yearly reported crimes in White Plains, NY is shown in the table above. In order to provide more clarity, the total number of crimes is shown as well as the amount of crimes committed per 100,000 people. The crimes indicated in the table are separated into two different categories. These categories are property crimes and violent crimes. According to the table, the overall crime rate is 7% lower than the average of crimes committed in New York. It is also 37% lower than the national average. When it comes to violent crimes, White Plains, NY shows a crime rate that is 45% lower than the New York average. The crime rate is also 47% lower than the national average. When it comes to property crimes, White Plains, NY is shown to be 2% higher than the New York average and 35% lower than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Northvale, NJ	4,801	0	103	103
Rockleigh, NJ	588	0	189	189
Harrington Park, NJ	4,790	21	186	207
Norwood, NJ	5,828	17	222	239
New Milford, NJ	16,682	12	244	256
Plandome, NY	1,228	53	217	270
Lattingtown, NY	1,671	53	217	270
White Plains, NY	57,925	206	1,584	1,790

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in White Plains is 37% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.9 daily crimes that occur in White Plains.
White Plains is safer than 55% of the cities in the United States.
In White Plains you have a 1 in 56 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in White Plains has decreased by 7%.

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Compare White Plains, NY Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In White Plains (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in White Plains, NY per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for New York and on a national level. In White Plains, NY the total number of daily crimes is 1.07 times less than the New York average and 1.58 times less than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in White Plains, NY is 1.83 times less than the New York average and 1.88 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, White Plains, NY has a daily crime rate that is 1.02 times more than the New York average and 1.55 times less than the national average.

How Safe is White Plains (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in New York and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is White Plains, NY? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that White Plains, NY has been ranked safer than 70% of other cities in the state of New York. In addition, White Plains, NY is safer than 55% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all New York and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than White Plains, NY. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that White Plains, NY is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in White Plains

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in White Plains is 1 in 486

The chance of being a victim of property crime in White Plains is 1 in 64

The chance of being a victim of crime in White Plains is 1 in 56

Do you want to know the risk of being victimized by a crime in White Plains, NY? Displayed here are the statistics showing how likely you are to become a victim of a crime of violence, crime against your property, or any other crime. If you are in White Plains, NY, then there is a 1 in 486 risk that you will experience a violent crime against you. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 64. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 56 risk that you will become a victim of crime in White Plains, NY.

Year Over Year Crime In White Plains (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether White Plains, NY is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in White Plains, NY has increased by 18% and the rate of property crime in White Plains, NY has decreased by 9%. The total crime rate in White Plains, NY has decreased by 7% year to year.

White Plains police department

Item	White Plains	New York	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	203	109,351	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.5	2.9	3.3

There are a total of 203 White Plains police officers. This results in 3.5 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 23% greater than the New York average and 8.5% greater 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}
Ocala, FL	57,873	790	5,417	6,207
Port Charlotte, FL	58,001	597	3,730	4,327
Tamiami, FL	57,796	459	2,868	3,327
Kokomo, IN	58,075	761	3,035	3,796
Arcadia, CA	57,755	141	2,792	2,933
White Plains, NY	57,925	206	1,584	1,790

Source: The White Plains, 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.