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Port Chester, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

Port Chester has an overall crime rate of 12 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Port Chester is 1 in 83. How does Port Chester fare compared to other communities in New York of all population sizes? Port Chester's crime rate is lower than approximately 30% of New York communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Port Chester has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Port Chester is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Port Chester 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 Port Chester.

For Port Chester, 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 Port Chester than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1284, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Port Chester's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Port Chester 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 Port Chester is one in 89.

Port Chester Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Port Chester Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

24

346

370

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.78

11.23

12.00

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.78
4.29
National Median: 4
    Port Chester
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,284

in Port Chester

1 in 233

in New York State

Port Chester Violent Crimes

Population: 30,823
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 8 15
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.03 0.26 0.49

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
11.23
17.22
National Median: 20
    Port Chester
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 89

in Port Chester

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 30,823
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 16 310 20
Rate per 1,000 0.52 10.06 0.65

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Port Chester Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
156
44
National Median: 27.0
    Port Chester
    New York