Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023
Amsterdam, NY Crime Grade
How Amsterdam grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New York — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
5/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2023, the violent crime rate in Amsterdam, NY was 93.1 per 100,000 residents (17 incidents over a population of 18,268). That puts Amsterdam 76% below the U.S. rate of 385.9 and 77% below the New York statewide rate of 400.6.
That ranks Amsterdam #1,039 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 72% of them, and #61 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 29% year over year and down 34% over the last five years.
Amsterdam, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- New York Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 93.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,039 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #61 of 140
- Safer than
- 72% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 29%
- 5-year change
- down 34%
- Population
- 18,268
- Reporting agency
- Amsterdam Police Department
- Data year
- 2023 · FBI UCR
Reported by Amsterdam Police Department (FBI ORI NY0280100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Amsterdam, NY
Also known as
- Veedersburgh
- Veddersburg
- Vedder's Mills
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Amsterdam (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Amsterdam vs. U.S., 2023 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 140.9(25) | 225.1(40) | 209.3(37) | 131.9(24) | 93.1(17) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) |
| Rape | 33.8(6) | 16.9(3) | 22.6(4) | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 39.5(7) | 39.4(7) | 50.9(9) | 27.5(5) | 27.4(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 67.7(12) | 163.2(29) | 135.8(24) | 98.9(18) | 60.2(11) |
| Property crime | 1138.9(202) | 1254.7(223) | 1606.8(284) | 1406.7(256) | 1439.7(263) |
| Burglary | 253.7(45) | 275.7(49) | 299.9(53) | 208.8(38) | 186.1(34) |
| Larceny | 834.4(148) | 889.0(158) | 1205.1(213) | 1093.5(199) | 1144.1(209) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 45.1(8) | 73.1(13) | 84.9(15) | 98.9(18) | 109.5(20) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Amsterdam, NY Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Amsterdam Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Amsterdam calculated?
- Amsterdam's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New York state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New York cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Amsterdam Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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