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Crime Rate in Yonkers, NY (2025)

The FBI-based Crime Index for Yonkers, built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for 2025. Scores run 0–100 (higher = safer).

80/100
BSafe

Crime Index

Population: 211,056
Data year: 2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
#4 safest of 15 cities in New York
100% of population covered by reporting agencies · updated July 8, 2026

Is Yonkers safe?

For 2025, Yonkers scores 80/100 on our FBI-based Crime Index — a grade B (safe), which means it is one of the safer places we track. Its violent-crime rate of 263 per 100k is -17% vs the US average, and robbery stands out most: 134 reported in 2025, 1.3× the national rate. Reported crime has held roughly flat since 2021. It ranks #4 safest of 15 cities in New York.

Violent crime
263/100k
-17% vs US avg
-28% vs NY avg
Property crime
877/100k
0.6× US avg
0.6× NY avg
Homicide
4.3/100k
in line with US avg
1.9× NY avg
Total reported
1,139/100k
0.6× US avg
0.6× NY avg
68%

Safer than 68% of the 759 US cities we track

1 in 381

Annual odds of a reported violent crime per resident

1 in 114

Annual odds of a reported property crime per resident

Odds are the reported 2025 rate expressed per resident, city-wide — your actual risk varies by neighborhood, time, and situation.

Crime trend in Yonkers

Reported crime in Yonkers has held roughly flat since 2021.
1,7521,3781,005202120222023202420251,1401,139
Reported crime per 100,000 residents · hover a year for detail

Reported crime by offense

Each bar is scaled to the US average for that offense — the dashed line marks 1×. Bars past it run above the national norm; hover a row for detail.

Violent crime

Homicideanchor
+3% US
4.3
9 total
Rape
0.4× US
14.2
30 total
Robbery
+32% US
63.5
134 total
Aggravated assault
-21% US
181
381 total

Property crime

Burglary
0.6× US
116
244 total
Larceny-theft
0.6× US
640
1,350 total
Motor vehicle theft
0.6× US
117
247 total
Arson
0.5× US
4.3
9 total

Rates shown are per 100,000 residents.

Homicide rate

4.26per 100k

Homicide anchors the Crime Index — see methodology.

+3% higher than the national homicide rate of 4.12 per 100k.

How Yonkers compares

Yonkers against the New York and US averages for 2025.

MetricYonkersNew YorkUnited States
Crime Index (higher = safer)80B71C73C
Violent crime /100k263362315
Property crime /100k8771,5371,487
Homicide /100k4.32.34.1
Total reported /100k1,1391,8991,802

Grade shown per index band (88–100 = A … 0–29 = F). Rates are reported offenses per 100,000 residents.

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No area has zero risk

A high Crime Index score means lower reported crime relative to other US cities — it is not a guarantee of safety. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.

Scores on this page reflect FBI-reported data for 2025. See the full methodology →

Compare Yonkers to other New York cities

Ranked by Crime Index — closest to Yonkers.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Yonkers safe?
Yonkers has a Crime Index of 80 out of 100 (grade B — safe) for 2025, based on FBI-reported violent and property crime rates relative to other US cities. That ranks it #4 of 15 cities in New York by reported crime. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.
What does a "B" grade mean?
A "Safe" grade means Yonkers's severity-weighted crime rate falls in the 75–87 range on the Crime Index, out of a national distribution of every city we track for 2025. Grades are calibrated against the national distribution of every area we track for the same data year — they describe an area's relative standing, not an absolute promise. A "Very safe" grade means an area sits among the lowest-crime places in the country with usable data, not that nothing ever happens there.
What is the most common crime in Yonkers?
The most frequently reported offense in Yonkers for 2025 was larceny-theft, with 1,350 reported incidents. See the full breakdown by offense above for how violent and property crime compare to the US average.
Is crime in Yonkers getting better or worse?
Reported crime in Yonkers has held roughly flat since 2021 (within about ±3%). Year-to-year figures can shift with FBI reporting changes, not just real crime.
What are the odds of being a victim of crime in Yonkers?
Based on 2025 reported rates, Yonkers residents face roughly a 1 in 381 annual chance of a violent crime and about 1 in 114 for a property crime, calculated city-wide. Your individual risk varies widely by neighborhood, time of day, and circumstances.
How does Yonkers compare to other US cities?
Yonkers is safer than 68% of the 759 US cities we track for 2025, ranked by Crime Index. Its violent-crime rate is -28% vs the New York average and its property-crime rate is 0.6× the New York average.
Does reported crime equal real crime?
No. National research on the dark figure of crime estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime are never reported to police, so any index built on official statistics — including this one — measures a floor on real crime, not a ceiling. That's part of why the index leans most heavily on homicide, the category with the smallest reporting gap.
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