Cortland, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cortland, NY Summary

Crime in Cortland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cortland 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 Cortland:

  • There were 678 total crimes committed in Cortland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,974.0 total crimes per 100K people in Cortland.
  • The overall crime rate in Cortland is 70.98% above the national average.
  • Cortland ranks #387 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Cortland ranks #8,940 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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Cortland Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cortland is 3,974.0 per 100,000 people. That's 70.98% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 123.95% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cortland
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 678 3,974.0 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 4 23.4 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 181.7 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 45 263.8 363.8 369.8
Burglary 70 410.3 165.5 269.8
Larceny 549 3,217.9 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 82.1 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 633 3,710.2 1,410.7 1,954.4

Cortland 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 Cortland

45
Violent Crimes
263.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Cortland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cortland is 263.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 379.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cortland each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -27.49% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cortland

633
Property Crimes
3,710.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 633 property crimes in Cortland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cortland is 3,710.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cortland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.84% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 163.00% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cortland

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 SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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