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Hudson Valley Rules New List of Safest Places To Live In New York
The 2018 rankings are out; see which communities made the list.
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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The annual report from SafeWise.com has come out ranking the top 50 safest communities in New York. And the greatest concentration is in the Hudson Valley.
Lewisboro is No. 1. Not surprising, as SafeWise has named it the safestcommunity in America several times.
Three Hudson Valley communities — Lewisboro, Briarcliff Manor and Croton-on-Hudson — make up three of the top five. That proportion holds true for the whole list of "New York's Safest Cities of 2018."
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Yes, they don't define cities like New Yorkers do, as entities distinct from towns and villages. In fact, Rye is the only actual incorporated city on the whole New York list.
How does SafeWise make its rankings? First, they use the most recent data from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Second, they determine an appropriate population threshold for each state and only report on communities with populations above that number.
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Here is their list of the 50 safest "cities" in New York:
1. Lewisboro Town
- Population: 12,862
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 0.16
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
2. Briarcliff Manor Village
- Population: 8,066
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 2.85
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
3. Whitestown Town
- Population: 9,275
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 2.91
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
4. Stillwater Town
- Population: 6,753
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.55
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
5. Croton-on-Hudson Village
- Population: 8,308
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.73
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
6. Eden Town
- Population: 7,670
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 5.61
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
7. Horseheads Village
- Population: 6,653
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.00
- Property crimes per 1,000: 15.33
- Total crimes: 0% violent, 100% property
8. Harrison Town
- Population: 28,518
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.04
- Property crimes per 1,000: 4.42
- Total crimes: 0.79% violent, 99.21% property
9. Rye
- Population: 16,108
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.06
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.85
- Total crimes: 1.61% violent, 98.39% property
10. North Castle Town
- Population: 12,390
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.08
- Property crimes per 1,000: 6.21
- Total crimes: 1.30% violent, 98.70% property
11. New Castle Town
- Population: 18,167
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.11
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.08
- Total crimes: 3.57% violent, 96.43% property
12. Highlands Town
- Population: 8,237
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.12
- Property crimes per 1,000: 1.21
- Total crimes: 10% violent, 90% property
13. Baldwinsville Village
- Population: 7,805
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.13
- Property crimes per 1,000: 11.66
- Total crimes: 1.10% violent, 98.90% property
14. Pleasantville Village
- Population: 7,205
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.14
- Property crimes per 1,000: 9.72
- Total crimes: 1.43% violent, 98.57% property
15. East Aurora-Aurora Town
- Population: 13,823
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.14
- Property crimes per 1,000: 8.54
- Total crimes: 1.69% violent, 98.31% property
16. Mount Hope Town
- Population: 6,899
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.14
- Property crimes per 1,000: 2.32
- Total crimes: 6.25% violent, 93.75% property
17. Carmel Town
- Population: 34,355
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.15
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.11
- Total crimes: 4.67% violent, 95.33% property
18. Walden Village
- Population: 6,810
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.15
- Property crimes per 1,000: 11.60
- Total crimes: 1.27% violent, 98.73% property
19. Tuckahoe Village
- Population: 6,673
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.15
- Property crimes per 1,000: 7.34
- Total crimes: 2.04% violent, 97.96% property
20. Kent Town
- Population: 13,274
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.15
- Property crimes per 1,000: 4.14
- Total crimes: 3.64% violent, 96.36% property
21. Suffern Village
- Population: 11,053
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.18
- Property crimes per 1,000: 6.42
- Total crimes: 2.82% violent, 97.18% property
22. Scarsdale Village
- Population: 18,026
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.22
- Property crimes per 1,000: 8.49
- Total crimes: 2.61% violent, 97.39% property
23. Kirkland Town
- Population: 8,279
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.24
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.02
- Total crimes: 8% violent, 92% property
24. Eastchester Town
- Population: 20,150
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.25
- Property crimes per 1,000: 8.59
- Total crimes: 2.89% violent, 97.11% property
25. Hastings-on-Hudson Village
- Population: 8,044
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.25
- Property crimes per 1,000: 6.84
- Total crimes: 3.64% violent, 96.36% property
26. Blooming Grove Town
- Population: 11,907
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.25
- Property crimes per 1,000: 9.83
- Total crimes: 2.56% violent, 97.44% property
27. North Syracuse Village
- Population: 6,861
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.29
- Property crimes per 1,000: 10.49
- Total crimes: 2.78% violent, 97.22% property
28. Irvington Village
- Population: 6,643
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.30
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.16
- Total crimes: 9.52% violent, 90.48% property
29. Canton Village
- Population: 6,619
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.30
- Property crimes per 1,000: 4.38
- Total crimes: 6.90% violent, 93.10% property
30. Cicero Town
- Population: 29,482
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.31
- Property crimes per 1,000: 9.84
- Total crimes: 3.10% violent, 96.90% property
31. Cairo Town
- Population: 6,437
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.31
- Property crimes per 1,000: 2.17
- Total crimes: 14.29% violent, 85.71% property
32. Stony Point Town
- Population: 15,599
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.32
- Property crimes per 1,000: 5.13
- Total crimes: 6.25% violent, 93.75% property
33. Larchmont Village
- Population: 6,186
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.32
- Property crimes per 1,000: 16.81
- Total crimes: 1.92% violent, 98.08% property
34. Mamaroneck Town
- Population: 12,292
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.33
- Property crimes per 1,000: 6.83
- Total crimes: 4.76% violent, 95.24% property
35. Garden City Village
- Population: 22,656
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.35
- Property crimes per 1,000: 8.52
- Total crimes: 4.15% violent, 95.85% property
36. Shawangunk Town
- Population: 14,098
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.35
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.83
- Total crimes: 9.26% violent, 90.74% property
37. Port Washington
- Population: 19,272
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.36
- Property crimes per 1,000: 4.93
- Total crimes: 7.37% violent, 92.63% property
38. Woodbury Town
- Population: 10,917
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.37
- Property crimes per 1,000: 45.80
- Total crimes: 0.80% violent, 99.20% property
39. Lewiston Town and Village
- Population: 16,009
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.37
- Property crimes per 1,000: 9.68
- Total crimes: 3.87% violent, 96.13% property
40. Yorktown Town
- Population: 37,287
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.38
- Property crimes per 1,000: 9.17
- Total crimes: 4.09% violent, 95.91% property
41. Cornwall Town
- Population: 9,589
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.42
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.02
- Total crimes: 13.79% violent, 86.21% property
42. Hyde Park Town
- Population: 21,140
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.43
- Property crimes per 1,000: 5.35
- Total crimes: 7.96% violent, 92.04% property
43. Tarrytown Village
- Population: 11,620
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.43
- Property crimes per 1,000: 5.08
- Total crimes: 8.47% violent, 91.53% property
44. Guilderland Town
- Population: 34,405
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.44
- Property crimes per 1,000: 19.59
- Total crimes: 2.23% violent, 97.77% property
45. Bedford Town
- Population: 18,063
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.44
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.65
- Total crimes: 12.12% violent, 87.88% property
46. East Fishkill Town
- Population: 29,316
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.44
- Property crimes per 1,000: 5.80
- Total crimes: 7.65% violent, 92.35% property
47. Fishkill Town
- Population: 21,620
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.46
- Property crimes per 1,000: 8.97
- Total crimes: 5.15% violent, 94.85% property
48. Malverne Village
- Population: 8,579
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.47
- Property crimes per 1,000: 3.26
- Total crimes: 14.29% violent, 85.71% property
49. Goshen Town
- Population: 8,515
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.47
- Property crimes per 1,000: 8.10
- Total crimes: 5.80% violent, 94.20% property
50. Hornell
- Population: 8,289
- Violent crimes per 1,000: 0.48
- Property crimes per 1,000: 16.53
- Total crimes: 2.92% violent, 97.08% property
Learn more about the methodology here.
SEE ALSO:
- 8 Local Communities Among Safest Cities In America, Report Says
- Lewisboro Named Safest City In America For 2017
PHOTO: Lewisboro Town House/ lewisborogov.com
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