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Lake George, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Lake George has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lake George is 1 in 101. How does Lake George fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? Lake George's crime rate is lower than approximately 39% of New York communities.

How does the crime rate in Lake George compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Lake George with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Lake George's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lake George does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lake George.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Lake George has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Lake George's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Lake George; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 10 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Lake George Crime Data

total Crime Index

49

(100 is safest)


Safer than 49% of U.S. cities.

Lake George Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

10

10

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

9.94

9.94

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.29
National Median: 4
    Lake George
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Lake George

1 in 233

in New York State

Lake George Violent Crimes

Population: 1,006
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.94
17.22
National Median: 20
    Lake George
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 101

in Lake George

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 1,006
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Lake George Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
17
44
National Median: 27.0
    Lake George
    New York