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Wurtsboro, 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

Wurtsboro is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (60%) and also has a lower crime rate than 55% of the communities in New York, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Wurtsboro is one in 135 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Wurtsboro compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Wurtsboro with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Wurtsboro'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 Wurtsboro 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 Wurtsboro.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Wurtsboro's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Wurtsboro is one in 1083.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Wurtsboro; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Wurtsboro Crime Data

total Crime Index

60

(100 is safest)


Safer than 60% of U.S. cities.

Wurtsboro Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

7

8

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.92

6.46

7.39

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.92
4.29
National Median: 4
    Wurtsboro
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,083

in Wurtsboro

1 in 233

in New York State

Wurtsboro Violent Crimes

Population: 1,083
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
6.46
17.22
National Median: 20
    Wurtsboro
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 155

in Wurtsboro

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 1,083
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

Wurtsboro Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
6
44
National Median: 27.0
    Wurtsboro
    New York