countyscore

Best Safety Counties in New York

Violent and property crime rates per 100K residents Compare rankings across all 62 counties.

Average Safety Score
56/100
Top County
Bronx County
Counties Ranked
60

Top 10

#1
Bronx County
NY
95/100
#2
Kings County
NY
95/100
#3
New York County
NY
95/100
#4
Hamilton County
NY
92/100
#5
Essex County
NY
89/100
#6
Schuyler County
NY
89/100
#7
Putnam County
NY
87/100
#8
Otsego County
NY
87/100
#9
Greene County
NY
84/100
#10
Allegany County
NY
84/100

All New York Counties Ranked

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Bronx County, NY
94.9
42.6
2Kings County, NY
94.9
55.2
3New York County, NY
94.9
56.5
4Hamilton County, NY
92.4
63
5Essex County, NY
89.2
59.1
6Schuyler County, NY
88.8
58.2
7Putnam County, NY
86.9
55.2
8Otsego County, NY
86.7
53.8
9Greene County, NY
83.9
51.9
10Allegany County, NY
83.7
59.1
11Lewis County, NY
83.5
59.5
12Washington County, NY
81.9
50.2
13Schoharie County, NY
81.7
53.8
14Clinton County, NY
81
51.9
15Wyoming County, NY
78.5
58.6
16Tioga County, NY
76
53.8
17Delaware County, NY
75.9
50.2
18Steuben County, NY
75.6
51.3
19Franklin County, NY
74.4
53.1
20Yates County, NY
73.3
51.3
21Sullivan County, NY
72.8
44.6
22Ulster County, NY
66.9
45.5
23Columbia County, NY
65.9
49
24St. Lawrence County, NY
65.8
51.3
25Livingston County, NY
62
51.4
26Saratoga County, NY
59.6
50.6
27Wayne County, NY
59.5
49.6
28Dutchess County, NY
56.6
43.9
29Orleans County, NY
55.4
51.8
30Warren County, NY
54.9
46
31Westchester County, NY
53.7
45.6
32Cayuga County, NY
53.1
43.8
33Ontario County, NY
53.1
47.6
34Seneca County, NY
52.5
45.3
35Orange County, NY
52.1
42.1
36Fulton County, NY
51.9
43.2
37Rockland County, NY
51.9
42.6
38Madison County, NY
49.6
47.9
39Montgomery County, NY
49.2
40.1
40Chenango County, NY
49.1
46.5
41Jefferson County, NY
44.8
41.1
42Oswego County, NY
44.8
42.8
43Cattaraugus County, NY
43.2
46.4
44Nassau County, NY
41.4
46.3
45Suffolk County, NY
40.4
42.9
46Herkimer County, NY
38.1
47.1
47Chemung County, NY
36.9
39.4
48Niagara County, NY
35.3
42.6
49Genesee County, NY
33.2
46.7
50Chautauqua County, NY
23.2
41.2
51Rensselaer County, NY
23
39.9
52Oneida County, NY
22.7
39
53Tompkins County, NY
21.6
38.4
54Onondaga County, NY
20.9
36.8
55Monroe County, NY
16.4
37.5
56Cortland County, NY
15.4
38.9
57Broome County, NY
15.3
37.3
58Erie County, NY
15.1
36.7
59Schenectady County, NY
9.1
34.1
60Albany County, NY
7.7
35.4

Data Source

Safety data from CrimeByCounty. See full details at CrimeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.