Ithaca, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ithaca:

  • There were 1,287 total crimes committed in Ithaca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,075.9 total crimes per 100K people in Ithaca.
  • The overall crime rate in Ithaca is 75.37% above the national average.
  • Ithaca ranks #392 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Ithaca ranks #9,009 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 4,075.9 per 100,000 people. That's 75.37% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 129.69% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ithaca
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,287 4,075.9 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 6.3 4.2 6.3
Robbery 16 50.7 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 70 221.7 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 96 304.0 363.8 369.8
Burglary 185 585.9 165.5 269.8
Larceny 983 3,113.1 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 72.8 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,191 3,771.9 1,410.7 1,954.4

Ithaca Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Ithaca

96
Violent Crimes
304.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 violent crimes in Ithaca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ithaca is 304.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 328.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ithaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.42% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ithaca

1,191
Property Crimes
3,771.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
92.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,191 property crimes in Ithaca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ithaca is 3,771.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.5 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 92.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 167.37% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

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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