38°
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 country's.
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.
Among New York's top five safest cities is Mamaroneck, which averaged one violent crime per 1,000 residents, said the report.
These municipalities in Westchester County made the list:
5. Mamaroneck Town
6. Tarrytown Village
9. Harrison Town
10. Bedford Town
12. Rye
15. Dobbs Ferry Village
16. Mamaroneck Village
17. Eastchester Town
19. White Plains
21 Peekskill
23. Yorktown Town
36. New Rochelle
40. Yonkers
45. Port Chester Village
Click here to follow Daily Voice Chappaqua and receive free news updates.
