Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Cortland, NY Crime Grade
How Cortland 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
8/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Cortland, NY was 284.9 per 100,000 residents (49 incidents over a population of 17,197). That puts Cortland 22% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 31% below the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Cortland (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Cortland vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 294.8(55) | 263.2(49) | 293.1(50) | 366.0(63) | 284.9(49) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 144.7(27) | 69.8(13) | 76.2(13) | 40.7(7) | 40.7(7) |
| Robbery | 32.2(6) | 16.1(3) | 29.3(5) | 46.5(8) | 23.3(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 117.9(22) | 177.3(33) | 187.6(32) | 273.0(47) | 221.0(38) |
| Property crime | 1747.5(326) | 2761.2(514) | 3774.7(644) | 3009.0(518) | 3273.8(563) |
| Burglary | 412.8(77) | 397.5(74) | 422.0(72) | 325.3(56) | 389.6(67) |
| Larceny | 1318.7(246) | 2331.5(434) | 3235.4(552) | 2643.0(455) | 2802.8(482) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10.7(2) | 32.2(6) | 93.8(16) | 29.0(5) | 58.1(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Cortland's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New York cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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