Ithaca, NY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ithaca, NY Summary

Crime in Ithaca research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ithaca 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 Ithaca:

  • There were 1,148 total crimes committed in Ithaca in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,412.0 total crimes per 100K people in Ithaca.
  • The overall crime rate in Ithaca is 61.00% above the national average.
  • Ithaca ranks #352 safest out of 376 cities in New York.
  • Ithaca ranks #8,931 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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Ithaca Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ithaca is 3,412.0 per 100,000 people. That's 61.00% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 62.50% higher than the New York total crime rate of 2,099.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ithaca
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,148 3,412.0 2,099.7 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 16 47.6 96.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 43 127.8 259.6 256.0
Violent Crime 66 196.2 380.2 359.0
Burglary 111 329.9 136.6 229.0
Larceny 955 2,838.4 1,432.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 47.6 150.2 259.0
Property Crime 1,082 3,215.8 1,719.5 1,760.0

Ithaca 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 Ithaca

66
Violent Crimes
196.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Ithaca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ithaca is 196.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 509.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ithaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 263.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.36% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.40% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 380.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ithaca

1,082
Property Crimes
3,215.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,082 property crimes in Ithaca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ithaca is 3,215.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ithaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 82.72% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 87.02% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,719.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ithaca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sayre, PA 6,444 38 589.7 403.5 186.2

Ithaca SnackAbility

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