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Putnam Valley, 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 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 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

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Putnam Valley is safer than 73% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New York, only on the order of 37% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Putnam Valley. If you live in Putnam Valley, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 181. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Putnam Valley has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Putnam Valley is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Putnam Valley 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 Putnam Valley.

For Putnam Valley, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Putnam Valley than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1472, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Putnam Valley is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Putnam Valley than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 207.

Putnam Valley Crime Data

 

Crime Index

73

(100 is safest)


Safer than 73% of U.S. Cities

Putnam Valley Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

8

57

65

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.68

4.84

5.52

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.68
3.13
National Median: 4
    Putnam Valley
    New York

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,472

in Putnam Valley

1 in 319

in New York State

Putnam Valley VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 11,778
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.84
13.52
National Median: 19
    Putnam Valley
    New York

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 207

in Putnam Valley

1 in 74

in New York State

Putnam Valley Property CRIMES

Population: 11,778
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property CRIMES

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Putnam Valley Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
34
National Median: 26.8
    Putnam Valley
    New York