Syracuse, NY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Syracuse, NY Summary

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

  • There were 7,258 total crimes committed in Syracuse in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,999.5 total crimes per 100K people in Syracuse.
  • The overall crime rate in Syracuse is 135.91% above the national average.
  • Syracuse ranks #374 safest out of 376 cities in New York.
  • Syracuse ranks #9,572 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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Syracuse Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Syracuse is 4,999.5 per 100,000 people. That's 135.91% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 138.10% higher than the New York total crime rate of 2,099.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Syracuse
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7,258 4,999.5 2,099.7 2,119.2
Murder 22 15.2 2.7 5.0
Robbery 194 133.6 96.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 810 557.9 259.6 256.0
Violent Crime 1,111 765.3 380.2 359.0
Burglary 1,047 721.2 136.6 229.0
Larceny 3,830 2,638.2 1,432.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,270 874.8 150.2 259.0
Property Crime 6,147 4,234.2 1,719.5 1,760.0

Syracuse 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 Syracuse

1,111
Violent Crimes
765.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
113.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,111 violent crimes in Syracuse in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Syracuse is 765.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Syracuse each year. That compares to a 1 in 263.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 113.17% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 101.30% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 380.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Syracuse

6,147
Property Crimes
4,234.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
140.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,147 property crimes in Syracuse in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Syracuse is 4,234.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Syracuse each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 140.58% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 146.24% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,719.5 per 100,000 people.

Syracuse SnackAbility

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