These Dutchess Locales Rank Among Safest In State

A new report from Backgroundchecks.org named several Dutchess municipalities among the "safest cities" in New York.

Poughkeepsie is one of New York's safest cities says a new report.
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09/01/2019 1:30 p.m.

Background Checks analyzed the most recent FBI crime report and put together this resource, which shows that New York has an overall crime rate at less than half that of the rest of the country.

Overall, New York's violent crime rate is 24th lowest in the country, but the state is just 5th in property crime, according to Background Checks.

These municipalities in Dutchess County made the list:

39. East Fishkill Town

72. Beacon

95. Poughkeepsie Town

Full list

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