Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Binghamton, NY Crime Grade
How Binghamton 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
10/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Binghamton, NY was 548.1 per 100,000 residents (255 incidents over a population of 46,525). That puts Binghamton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 20% above the New York statewide rate of 454.9.
That ranks Binghamton #3,352 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 11% of them, and #128 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and down 32% over the last five years.
Binghamton, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- New York Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 548.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,352 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #128 of 140
- Safer than
- 11% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- down 32%
- Population
- 46,525
- Reporting agency
- Binghamton Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Binghamton Police Department (FBI ORI NY0030100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Binghamton, NY
Also known as
- Chenango Point
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. Binghamton (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Binghamton vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 807.7(354) | 681.4(322) | 681.9(319) | 569.2(264) | 548.1(255) |
| Murder | 6.8(3) | 4.2(2) | 8.6(4) | 6.5(3) | 10.7(5) |
| Rape | 77.6(34) | 44.4(21) | 47.0(22) | 66.8(31) | 53.7(25) |
| Robbery | 118.6(52) | 103.7(49) | 111.2(52) | 75.5(35) | 96.7(45) |
| Aggravated assault | 604.6(265) | 529.0(250) | 515.2(241) | 420.5(195) | 386.9(180) |
| Property crime | 3506.9(1,537) | 3764.4(1,779) | 3604.0(1,686) | 3559.9(1,651) | 3138.1(1,460) |
| Burglary | 734.7(322) | 628.5(297) | 547.2(256) | 463.6(215) | 447.1(208) |
| Larceny | 2464.2(1,080) | 2860.8(1,352) | 2875.1(1,345) | 2839.7(1,317) | 2525.5(1,175) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 248.7(109) | 230.6(109) | 158.2(74) | 215.6(100) | 144.0(67) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Binghamton, 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 Binghamton 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 Binghamton calculated?
- Binghamton'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 Binghamton 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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