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Valley Cottage, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Valley Cottage is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 19 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Valley Cottage is 1 in 54. Based on FBI crime data, Valley Cottage is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, Valley Cottage has a crime rate that is higher than 87% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Valley Cottage to other communities of similar population, then Valley Cottage crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Valley Cottage does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Valley Cottage does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Valley Cottage.

For Valley Cottage, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Valley Cottage than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1291, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Valley Cottage's rate for property crime is 18 per one thousand population. This makes Valley Cottage a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Valley Cottage is one in 56.

Valley Cottage Crime Data

total Crime Index

22

(100 is safest)


Safer than 22% of U.S. cities.

Valley Cottage Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7

161

168

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.77

17.81

18.59

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.77
3.9
National Median: 4
    Valley Cottage
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,291

in Valley Cottage

1 in 257

in New York State

Valley Cottage Violent Crimes

Population: 9,038
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
17.81
17.99
National Median: 19
    Valley Cottage
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 56

in Valley Cottage

1 in 56

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 9,038
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Valley Cottage Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
39
45
National Median: 26.5
    Valley Cottage
    New York