Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023
New Castle Town, NY Crime Grade
How New Castle 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
1/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2023, the violent crime rate in New Castle Town, NY was 11.4 per 100,000 residents (2 incidents over a population of 17,551). That puts New Castle Town 97% below the U.S. rate of 385.9 and 97% below the New York statewide rate of 400.6.
That ranks New Castle Town #74 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 98% of them, and #8 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is up 103% year over year and up 107% over the last five years.
New Castle Town, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New York Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 11.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #74 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #8 of 140
- Safer than
- 98% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 103%
- 5-year change
- up 107%
- Population
- 17,551
- Reporting agency
- New Castle Town Police Department
- Data year
- 2023 · FBI UCR
Reported by New Castle Town Police Department (FBI ORI NY0595800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. New Castle Town (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
New Castle Town 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 | 5.5(1) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 11.4(2) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 11.4(2) |
| Property crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | 241.8(44) | 268.2(48) | 415.2(74) | 371.3(66) | 307.7(54) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) | 45.0(8) | 22.8(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the New Castle 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 New Castle 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 New Castle Town calculated?
- New Castle 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 New Castle 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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