Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Newburgh, NY Crime Grade
How Newburgh 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
10/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Newburgh, NY was 983.6 per 100,000 residents (276 incidents over a population of 28,061). That puts Newburgh Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 137% above the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
That ranks Newburgh #3,682 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #140 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 9% year over year and down 13% over the last five years.
Newburgh, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- New York Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 983.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,682 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #140 of 140
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 9%
- 5-year change
- down 13%
- Population
- 28,061
- Reporting agency
- Newburgh Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Newburgh Police Department (FBI ORI NY0350200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Newburgh (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Newburgh 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 | 1129.3(317) | 1014.4(285) | 1103.4(318) | 1078.6(306) | 983.6(276) |
| Murder | 10.7(3) | 14.2(4) | 10.4(3) | 14.1(4) | 10.7(3) |
| Rape | 67.7(19) | 60.5(17) | 72.9(21) | 74.0(21) | 89.1(25) |
| Robbery | 292.1(82) | 210.0(59) | 242.9(70) | 208.0(59) | 199.6(56) |
| Aggravated assault | 758.8(213) | 729.7(205) | 777.3(224) | 782.5(222) | 684.2(192) |
| Property crime | 2290.7(643) | 2577.0(724) | 2501.8(721) | 2774.1(787) | 1931.5(542) |
| Burglary | 488.1(137) | 537.5(151) | 336.6(97) | 412.4(117) | 384.9(108) |
| Larceny | 1724.3(484) | 1815.3(510) | 1908.5(550) | 2104.3(597) | 1347.1(378) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 67.7(19) | 210.0(59) | 232.5(67) | 229.1(65) | 185.3(52) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Newburgh, 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 Newburgh 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 Newburgh calculated?
- Newburgh'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 Newburgh 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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