Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Gates Town, NY Crime Grade
How Gates Town 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
7/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Gates Town, NY was 171.3 per 100,000 residents (49 incidents over a population of 28,603). That puts Gates Town Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 59% below the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
That ranks Gates Town #1,831 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 51% of them, and #95 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 7% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
Gates Town, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- New York Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 171.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,831 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #95 of 140
- Safer than
- 51% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 7%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 28,603
- Reporting agency
- Gates Town Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Gates Town Police Department (FBI ORI NY0275300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Gates Town (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gates Town 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 230.3(65) | 31.9(9) | 135.5(39) | 183.5(53) | 171.3(49) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 24.8(7) | 0.0(0) | 20.9(6) | 17.3(5) | 17.5(5) |
| Robbery | 70.9(20) | 14.2(4) | 45.2(13) | 58.9(17) | 66.4(19) |
| Aggravated assault | 134.6(38) | 17.7(5) | 69.5(20) | 103.9(30) | 87.4(25) |
| Property crime | 2590.2(731) | 527.7(149) | 2568.5(739) | 3043.3(879) | 3038.1(869) |
| Burglary | 237.4(67) | 49.6(14) | 146.0(42) | 225.0(65) | 209.8(60) |
| Larceny | 2157.9(609) | 432.1(122) | 2113.2(608) | 2382.0(688) | 2443.8(699) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 191.3(54) | 42.5(12) | 305.9(88) | 436.2(126) | 381.1(109) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Gates Town, 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 Gates Town 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 Gates Town calculated?
- Gates Town'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 Gates Town 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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