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Safety · New York

Safest Counties in New York 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in New York

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Bronx County, NY
94.9
2Kings County, NY
94.9
3New York County, NY
94.9
4Hamilton County, NY
92.4
5Essex County, NY
89.2
6Schuyler County, NY
88.8
7Putnam County, NY
86.9
8Otsego County, NY
86.7
9Greene County, NY
83.9
10Allegany County, NY
83.7

All New York Counties — Safety Rankings

60 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#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
59.4
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
45.4
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
43.8
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
47.8
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
46.3
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
39.3
48Niagara County, NY
35.3
42.5
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
37.4
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

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