Poughkeepsie, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Poughkeepsie, NY Summary

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

  • There were 792 total crimes committed in Poughkeepsie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,459.5 total crimes per 100K people in Poughkeepsie.
  • The overall crime rate in Poughkeepsie is 5.82% above the national average.
  • Poughkeepsie ranks #351 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Poughkeepsie ranks #7,419 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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Poughkeepsie Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Poughkeepsie is 2,459.5 per 100,000 people. That's 5.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.60% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Poughkeepsie
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 792 2,459.5 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 5 15.5 4.2 6.3
Robbery 36 111.8 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 141 437.9 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 198 614.9 363.8 369.8
Burglary 71 220.5 165.5 269.8
Larceny 473 1,468.9 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 50 155.3 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 594 1,844.6 1,410.7 1,954.4

Poughkeepsie 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 Poughkeepsie

198
Violent Crimes
614.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 198 violent crimes in Poughkeepsie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Poughkeepsie is 614.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Poughkeepsie each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.27% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 69.03% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Poughkeepsie

594
Property Crimes
1,844.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-5.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 594 property crimes in Poughkeepsie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Poughkeepsie is 1,844.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Poughkeepsie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -5.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.76% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Poughkeepsie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newburgh, NY 28,819 1,032 3,581.0 2,477.5 1,103.4
Beacon, NY 13,729 147 1,070.7 968.8 102.0

Poughkeepsie SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
7
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