Binghamton, NY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Binghamton, NY Summary

Crime in Binghamton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Binghamton over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Binghamton:

  • There were 1,830 total crimes committed in Binghamton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,945.8 total crimes per 100K people in Binghamton.
  • The overall crime rate in Binghamton is 86.19% above the national average.
  • Binghamton ranks #365 safest out of 376 cities in New York.
  • Binghamton ranks #9,251 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Binghamton Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Binghamton is 3,945.8 per 100,000 people. That's 86.19% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 87.92% higher than the New York total crime rate of 2,099.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Binghamton
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,830 3,945.8 2,099.7 2,119.2
Murder 3 6.5 2.7 5.0
Robbery 34 73.3 96.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 183 394.6 259.6 256.0
Violent Crime 247 532.6 380.2 359.0
Burglary 196 422.6 136.6 229.0
Larceny 1,293 2,788.0 1,432.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 94 202.7 150.2 259.0
Property Crime 1,583 3,413.3 1,719.5 1,760.0

Binghamton Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Binghamton

247
Violent Crimes
532.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 247 violent crimes in Binghamton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Binghamton is 532.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Binghamton each year. That compares to a 1 in 263.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.35% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.09% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 380.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Binghamton

1,583
Property Crimes
3,413.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
93.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,583 property crimes in Binghamton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Binghamton is 3,413.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Binghamton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 93.94% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 98.50% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,719.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Binghamton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ithaca, NY 33,646 1,148 3,412.0 3,215.8 196.2
Cortland, NY 17,197 547 3,180.8 2,954.0 226.8
Blakely, PA 6,654 57 856.6 676.3 180.3
Clarks Summit, PA 6,569 34 517.6 471.9 45.7
Norwich, NY 6,474 197 3,042.9 2,610.4 432.5
Sayre, PA 6,444 38 589.7 403.5 186.2

Binghamton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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