Binghamton, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Binghamton, NY Summary

Crime in Binghamton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Binghamton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Binghamton:

  • There were 2,064 total crimes committed in Binghamton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,367.4 total crimes per 100K people in Binghamton.
  • The overall crime rate in Binghamton is 87.91% above the national average.
  • Binghamton ranks #396 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Binghamton ranks #9,157 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Binghamton Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Binghamton is 4,367.4 per 100,000 people. That's 87.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 146.12% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Binghamton
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,064 4,367.4 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 49 103.7 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 248 524.8 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 318 672.9 363.8 369.8
Burglary 294 622.1 165.5 269.8
Larceny 1,343 2,841.8 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 109 230.6 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,746 3,694.5 1,410.7 1,954.4

Binghamton Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Binghamton

318
Violent Crimes
672.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
81.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 318 violent crimes in Binghamton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Binghamton is 672.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 148.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Binghamton each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 81.96% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 84.98% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Binghamton

1,746
Property Crimes
3,694.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,746 property crimes in Binghamton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Binghamton is 3,694.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Binghamton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 161.89% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Binghamton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ithaca, NY 31,576 1,287 4,075.9 3,771.9 304.0
Cortland, NY 17,061 678 3,974.0 3,710.2 263.8
Norwich, NY 6,474 197 3,042.9 2,610.4 432.5

Binghamton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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