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This NY Locale Tops List Of Safest Cities In America, Report Says This NY Locale Tops List Of Safest Cities In America, Report Says
This NY Locale Tops List Of Safest Cities In America, Report Says When it comes to that list of must-haves for a new home, not many amenities rank higher than peace of mind. Fortunately for New Yorkers, you won’t have to look far to find it as the safest city in America is right in our backyard, according to a new ranking. Glens Falls in Warren County topped Rocket Mortgage’s “15 Safest Cities In The US” for 2023. The company came up with the ranking after looking at violent and property crime data around the country from the FBI, as well as other factors like population, median household incomes, and home prices. Glens Falls boasts a violent crime ra…

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by Michael Mashburn
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These Long Island Towns Rank Among Safest In New York These Long Island Towns Rank Among Safest In New York
These Long Island Towns Rank Among Safest In New York A new report from Backgroundchecks.org named several Long Island 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. New York's safest community is East Hampton, with a crime rate of 85 per 1,000 and a property crime rate of 11.24 per 1,000, according to the report.  Port Washington (No. 2) has only five violent crimes recorded in 2017, the report says. Floral Park (No. 3) has a .56 per 1,000 vi…

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by Donna Christopher
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This Village Is NY's Best Place To Live, According To New Rankings This Village Is NY's Best Place To Live, According To New Rankings
This Village Is NY's Best Place To Live, According To New Rankings A new report reveals the best area to live within each state, and a village in Northern Westchester ranks No. 1 in all of New York state. Croton-on-Hudson, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River near the Putnam County border, earned the honor from 24/7 Wall St. The village is located less than 40 miles north of Manhattan and has a population of approximately 8,209 residents. Croton-on-Hudson experienced a 2.8 percent rise in population within the last five years, with more than one in every four workers relying on public transit for their commutes. Croton-on-Hudson’s close proximity to Ne…

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by Valerie Musson