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Report: Three Hudson Valley Locales Among Top 10 Safest Communities In Nation Report: Three Hudson Valley Locales Among Top 10 Safest Communities In Nation
Report: Three Hudson Valley Locales Among Top 10 Safest Communities In Nation Four New York communities, with two in Westchester County, made a list of the country's 10 safest small towns, compiled using rates of violent and property crime, compiled by Safewise.  The town of Lewisboro in Northern Westchester, which has a population of 12,823, had no reported instances of violent or property crime in 2019, and placed first nationwide. In all 10 communities on average, .13 people per 1000 people are victims of violent crime, compared to the national average of 3.7 people per 1000.  Also in Westchester County, the village of Sleepy Hollow in Mount Pleasa…

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by Christina Coulter
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These Rockland County Locales Rank Among Safest In State These Rockland County Locales Rank Among Safest In State
These Rockland County Locales Rank Among Safest In State A new report from Backgroundchecks.org named three Rockland County municipalities among the "safest cities" in New York. 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. These municipalities in Rockland County made the list: 24. Orangetown 37. Clarkstown Town 42. Ramapo Town Full list

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by Donna Christopher
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New Rankings: This Rockland County Locale Among Safest In State New Rankings: This Rockland County Locale Among Safest In State
New Rankings: This Rockland County Locale Among Safest In State A new report from Safewise.com named nearly two dozen Hudson Valley municipalities among the 50 "safest cities" in New York. Based on the latest FBI report, the state boasts a property crime rate 40 percent less than the national average, the site said. Nearly 50 New York towns have a violent crime rate that's 94 percent lower than the national average. The No. 1 safest city on the list is Lewisboro, followed by Briarcliff Manor. The following Hudson Valley towns are named to Safewise.com's report: 1. Lewisboro 2. Briarcliff Manor 5. Croton-on-Hudson 8. Harrison  9. Rye 10. Nort…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rampo Honored As Safest Place To Live In New York Rampo Honored As Safest Place To Live In New York
Rampo Honored As Safest Place To Live In New York RAMAPO, N.Y. -- It's a good day to live in Ramapo. The National Council of Home Safety and Security and SafeHome.org have named Ramapo the safest place to live in New York. SafeHome also named Ramapo the fourth safest place to live in the United States. National Council and SafeHome used a variety of data sources and a combination of the FBI's latest report of how many and what types of crimes occur,crime trends and other data points such as law enforcement officer ratio, demographics, population density, unemployment rate, income, education level etc. to come up with their scoring. “Ramap…

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by Sam Barron