New Windsor, NY Crime Rates

The crime rate in New Windsor is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 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 New Windsor is 1 in 62. Based on FBI crime data, New Windsor is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, New Windsor has a crime rate that is higher than 83% of the state’s cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare New Windsor to other communities of similar population, then New Windsor crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how New Windsor 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 New Windsor 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 New Windsor.

NeighborhoodScout’s research shows that New Windsor’s violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in New Windsor is one in 807.

NeighborhoodScout’s analysis also reveals that New Windsor’s rate for property crime is 15 per one thousand population. This makes New Windsor 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 New Windsor is one in 67.