Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer
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| # | CITY | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS SCORED | HOME VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brentwood | 100 | 8 of 13 | $633,120 |
| 2 | Fairport | 99 | 8 of 8 | $419,775 |
| 3 | Lancaster | 99 | 5 of 6 | — |
| 4 | Levittown | 99 | 5 of 12 | $740,175 |
| 5 | Newburgh | 99 | 8 of 9 | $405,524 |
| 6 | Syosset | 98 | 6 of 9 | $1,134,640 |
| 7 | Dix Hills | 98 | 6 of 11 | $1,231,134 |
| 8 | Merrick | 93 | 6 of 7 | $906,709 |
| 9 | Niagara Falls | 89 | 9 of 13 | $176,530 |
| 10 | Fulton | 89 | 6 of 7 | $188,061 |
| 11 | Oswego | 88 | 6 of 6 | — |
| 12 | Spencerport | 85 | 6 of 7 | $337,590 |
| 13 | Staten Island | 84 | 5 of 9 | — |
| 14 | Yorktown Heights | 82 | 5 of 9 | $735,144 |
| 15 | Utica | 80 | 7 of 15 | $213,412 |
| 16 | Troy | 80 | 10 of 17 | $302,877 |
| 17 | New Windsor | 80 | 7 of 7 | $446,289 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 74 | 22 of 44 | $225,918 |
| 19 | Rochester | 74 | 83 of 108 | $252,192 |
| 20 | Williamsville | 73 | 5 of 11 | $431,255 |
| 21 | Yonkers | 73 | 32 of 41 | $702,854 |
| 22 | Clifton Park | 72 | 6 of 11 | — |
| 23 | Lockport | 71 | 5 of 11 | $274,484 |
| 24 | Cheektowaga | 71 | 12 of 13 | — |
| 25 | Bronx | 69 | 20 of 88 | — |
| 26 | Poughkeepsie | 68 | 10 of 19 | — |
| 27 | Corning | 67 | 5 of 6 | — |
| 28 | Ithaca | 66 | 11 of 13 | — |
| 29 | Hyde Park | 64 | 5 of 5 | — |
| 30 | Middletown | 63 | 8 of 10 | $416,539 |
| 31 | West Seneca | 63 | 7 of 10 | — |
| 32 | Brooklyn | 60 | 39 of 91 | — |
| 33 | Patchogue | 60 | 6 of 7 | $600,660 |
| 34 | New York | 58 | 16 of 55 | $823,251 |
| 35 | Scotia | 49 | 7 of 7 | $263,381 |
| 36 | Dobbs Ferry | 36 | 5 of 7 | $1,028,822 |
| 37 | Elmira | 31 | 6 of 11 | $131,598 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 28 | 26 of 85 | $251,203 |
| 39 | Albany | 28 | 13 of 33 | $336,028 |
| 40 | Gloversville | 21 | 5 of 5 | $184,940 |
| 41 | Auburn | 20 | 5 of 9 | $229,268 |
| 42 | Binghamton | 18 | 18 of 20 | $193,778 |
| 43 | Schenectady | 17 | 23 of 31 | $334,098 |
| 44 | Newark | 16 | 6 of 6 | $209,108 |