How has crime changed in New York since 1985?

Police in New York reported about 368 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,192 in 1990, and 1,567 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,314 in 1988. There's no figure for 2021, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in New York and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, New York Violent, U.S. Property, New York Property, U.S.
1985 943.0 570.3 4,751.9 4,780.0
1986 1,005.9 633.6 4,908.2 5,015.3
1987 1,018.5 624.9 5,034.2 5,090.1
1988 1,116.9 630.2 5,313.7 5,045.9
1989 1,143.0 680.5 5,246.3 5,211.5
1990 1,191.7 749.8 5,252.4 5,227.0
1991 1,187.8 798.1 5,189.0 5,388.4
1992 1,131.6 785.4 4,799.6 5,089.3
1993 1,087.3 764.1 4,555.3 4,814.1
1994 1,013.1 740.4 4,204.8 4,752.4
1995 881.3 720.6 3,807.0 4,796.6
1996 727.6 658.8 3,431.6 4,553.0
1997 703.7 644.9 3,252.1 4,494.7
1998 674.9 603.8 2,995.4 4,212.6
1999 661.9 545.8 2,844.8 3,872.6
2000 623.7 534.4 2,679.7 3,751.7
2001 578.3 529.5 2,535.8 3,801.5
2002 498.4 512.9 2,348.1 3,737.7
2003 473.2 493.7 2,265.6 3,704.0
2004 444.2 478.6 2,198.0 3,599.4
2005 447.8 483.0 2,126.7 3,518.3
2006 435.3 486.9 2,069.5 3,397.1
2007 414.8 477.9 1,995.4 3,316.1
2008 399.3 463.7 2,003.8 3,252.3
2009 385.2 436.8 1,937.8 3,076.7
2010 394.1 408.1 1,950.3 2,963.4
2011 399.9 390.1 1,920.2 2,925.7
2012 409.5 390.7 1,928.7 2,881.3
2013 392.8 378.2 1,835.4 2,759.3
2014 385.1 373.7 1,722.2 2,591.8
2015 380.0 384.6 1,606.8 2,495.2
2016 377.5 399.5 1,552.2 2,469.1
2017 360.9 397.5 1,528.3 2,372.4
2018 353.6 384.8 1,453.2 2,206.8
2019 363.3 381.0 1,386.4 2,109.0
2020 368.5 399.3 1,428.5 1,955.3
2021 – 360.9 – 1,762.2
2022 434.4 398.2 1,736.3 1,998.5
2023 400.8 385.6 1,868.3 1,950.5
2024 392.2 363.4 1,717.2 1,766.8
2025 368.0 329.3 1,566.8 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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