Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
New Paltz Town and Village, NY Crime Grade
How New Paltz Town and Village 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
3/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in New Paltz Town and Village, NY was 56.5 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 15,926). That puts New Paltz Town and Village 85% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 86% below the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
That ranks New Paltz Town and Village #594 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 84% of them, and #34 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 40% year over year and down 60% over the last five years.
New Paltz Town and Village, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- New York Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 56.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #594 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #34 of 140
- Safer than
- 84% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 40%
- 5-year change
- down 60%
- Population
- 15,926
- Reporting agency
- New Paltz Town and Village Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by New Paltz Town and Village Police Department (FBI ORI NY0552700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. New Paltz Town and Village (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
New Paltz Town and Village 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 | 2018 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 142.1(20) | 70.9(10) | 40.7(6) | 94.6(15) | 56.5(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 35.5(5) | 0.0(0) | 6.8(1) | 12.6(2) | 6.3(1) |
| Robbery | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aggravated assault | 92.4(13) | 63.8(9) | 33.9(5) | 75.7(12) | 50.2(8) |
| Property crime | 1030.2(145) | 744.2(105) | 604.1(89) | 883.1(140) | 678.1(108) |
| Burglary | 85.3(12) | 21.3(3) | 0.0(0) | 25.2(4) | 44.0(7) |
| Larceny | 930.7(131) | 694.6(98) | 604.1(89) | 826.3(131) | 627.9(100) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 14.2(2) | 28.4(4) | 0.0(0) | 25.2(4) | 6.3(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the New Paltz Town and Village, 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 Paltz Town and Village 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 Paltz Town and Village calculated?
- New Paltz Town and Village'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 Paltz Town and Village 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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