New Paltz, NY Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 25%

Violent crime 7%

Property crime 29%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	New Paltz_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,757 (estimate)	1,775	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.2	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	28.3	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	90.6	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	240.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	360 (estimate)	364	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	165.5	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,143.6	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	101.7	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,397 (estimate)	1,411	1,958

Key findings

New Paltz crime rates are 25% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in New Paltz are 7% lower than the national average
In New Paltz you have a 1 in 57 chance of becoming a victim of crime
New Paltz is safer than 37% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in New Paltz has increased by 2%

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The New Paltz crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in New Paltz as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The New Paltz crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in New Paltz

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in New Paltz is 1 in 278

The chance of being a victim of property crime in New Paltz is 1 in 72

The chance of being a victim of crime in New Paltz is 1 in 57

Year Over Year Crime In New Paltz (per 100,000 people)

New Paltz police department

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

Sex offenders in New York

State	Total offenders	New York_/100K	National_/100K
New York	25,064	137	266

There are a total of 25,064 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 137 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 48% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Merritt Park, NY	1,742	77	299	376
Clintondale, NY	1,227	116	451	567
Rhinebeck, NY	2,614	121	468	588
Brinckerhoff, NY	2,538	132	513	645
Tillson, NY	1,818	138	535	673
Stone Ridge, NY	1,092	138	535	673
Hyde Park, NY	1,927	139	540	679
New Paltz, NY	7,034	360	1,397	1,757

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Twin Rivers, NJ	7,034	200	1,189	1,390
Fayetteville, TN	7,033	509	3,377	3,886
Ridley Park, PA	7,032	99	667	766
Archbald, PA	7,036	202	792	993
Lexington, VA	7,036	98	380	478
New Paltz, NY	7,034	360	1,397	1,757

Source: The New Paltz, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.