These Westchester Locales Rank Among Safest In New York

A new report from Backgroundchecks.org named 14 Westchester County municipalities among the "safest cities" in New York.

Mamaroneck is among the top five safest cities in New York says a new report.
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Donna Christopher

09/02/2019 11:30 a.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 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

Full list

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