Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Plattsburgh City, NY Crime Grade
How Plattsburgh City 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
6/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Plattsburgh City, NY was 130.8 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 19,883). That puts Plattsburgh City 64% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 68% below the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
That ranks Plattsburgh City #1,435 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 62% of them, and #81 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 28% year over year and down 30% over the last five years.
Plattsburgh City, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- New York Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 130.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,435 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #81 of 140
- Safer than
- 62% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 28%
- 5-year change
- down 30%
- Population
- 19,883
- Reporting agency
- Plattsburgh City Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Plattsburgh City Police Department (FBI ORI NY0090100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Plattsburgh City, NY
Also known as
- Platsbourg
- Plattsburg
- Sen-hah-lo-ne
- Etsiénhne
- Son-Halonek
History
The variant name, "Etsiénhne", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "the place of the agency (fire)". Incorporated on 3 March 1815 as a village and in 1902 as a city. Named for Judge Zephaniah Platt, its founder.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Plattsburgh City (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Plattsburgh City 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 | 185.9(36) | 138.7(27) | 125.6(25) | 180.5(36) | 130.8(26) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 67.1(13) | 15.4(3) | 30.1(6) | 20.1(4) | 25.1(5) |
| Robbery | 5.2(1) | 5.1(1) | 15.1(3) | 5.0(1) | 20.1(4) |
| Aggravated assault | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property crime | 1270.2(246) | 1233.3(240) | 1487.1(296) | 1639.6(327) | 1855.9(369) |
| Burglary | 113.6(22) | 133.6(26) | 115.6(23) | 140.4(28) | 80.5(16) |
| Larceny | 1130.8(219) | 1063.7(207) | 1261.1(251) | 1424.0(284) | 1694.9(337) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10.3(2) | 30.8(6) | 100.5(20) | 70.2(14) | 70.4(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Plattsburgh City, 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 Plattsburgh City 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 Plattsburgh City calculated?
- Plattsburgh City'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 Plattsburgh City 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.
Nearby cities in New York
Comparable New York cities by population.
Compare Plattsburgh City to other places
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.