Property Crimes Known to the Police
What does this measure?
This dataset reports the number and rate (per 1,000 population) of property crimes known to police in the Hudson Valley region, broken down by county and year. It includes historical trends from 2007 through 2024, population estimates, and specific crime types (burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft). The data enables county-level and state-level comparisons over time, highlighting changes in property crime volumes and rates.
Summary Statement
Property crime in the Hudson Valley has generally declined over the past two decades.
Orange County saw its property crime rate fall from 20 per 1,000 residents in 2007 to 9 in 2024, with total crimes dropping from 7,739 in 2007 to 3,868 in 2024.
Westchester County consistently reported the highest property crime totals regionally, with 10,234 incidents in 2023 and 9,215 in 2024, despite a long-term decline from 14,308 in 2007.
Putnam County had the lowest totals, with 405 property crimes in 2023 and 455 in 2024, corresponding to rates of 4–5 per 1,000 residents.
Across New York State, property crimes decreased from 381,177 in 2007 to 344,164 in 2024, though the statewide rate remained relatively stable at 16–18 per 1,000 residents in recent years.
Burglary and larceny remain the most common property crimes, while motor vehicle theft accounts for a smaller share but increased slightly statewide in 2024 (31,865 incidents).
Source
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, Uniform Crime/Incident-Based Reporting systems
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, New York State Crime Report, 2010
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/NYSCrimeReport2010.pdf
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/indexcrimes/County-totals.pdf
http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/indexcrimes/Regions.pdf
https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/tableau_index_crime.htm