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West Haverstraw, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

West Haverstraw has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in West Haverstraw is 1 in 125. How does West Haverstraw fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? West Haverstraw's crime rate is lower than approximately 51% of New York communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, West Haverstraw has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, West Haverstraw is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how West Haverstraw does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in West Haverstraw.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that West Haverstraw's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in West Haverstraw is one in 1061.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in West Haverstraw; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

West Haverstraw Crime Data

total Crime Index

57

(100 is safest)


Safer than 57% of U.S. cities.

West Haverstraw Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

10

75

85

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.94

7.07

8.01

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.94
4.29
National Median: 4
    West Haverstraw
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,061

in West Haverstraw

1 in 233

in New York State

West Haverstraw Violent Crimes

Population: 10,612
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
7.07
17.22
National Median: 20
    West Haverstraw
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 141

in West Haverstraw

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 10,612
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

West Haverstraw Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
55
44
National Median: 27.0
    West Haverstraw
    New York

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Zip Codes in West Haverstraw, NY