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The data encompasses statistics surrounding index crimes, which include violent crimes like murder as well as property crimes like burglary. Though the data revealed that crime as a whole is on the decline, it also brought awareness to a total of five Hudson Valley counties with higher crime rates.
Here are the counties that saw an increase in crime around the Hudson Valley, along with their five-year change in crime rate, total crime counts and 2017 population data:
9. Putnam County:
- Percent change: +3.9%
- Percent change (5 years): -18.3%
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2017: 632
- Total crimes in 2017: 628
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2016: 608
- Total crimes in 2016: 603
- Population: 99,323
27. Rockland County
- Percent change: -5.0%
- Percent change (5 years): -12.8%
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2017: 1,035
- Total crimes in 2017: 3,404
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2016: 1,089
- Total crimes in 2016: 3,561
- Population: 328,868
33. Dutchess County
- Percent change: -7.2%
- Percent change (5 years): -24.8%
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2017: 1,297
- Total crimes in 2017: 3,834
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2016: 1,397
- Total crimes in 2016: 4,116
- Population: 295,568
35. Westchester County
- Percent change: -7.9%
- Percent change (5 years): -19.1%
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2017: 1,181
- Total crimes in 2017: 11,572
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2016: 1,281
- Total crimes in 2016: 12,537
- Population: 980,244
39. Orange County
- Percent change: -8.4%
- Percent change (5 years): -23.0%
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2017: 1,763
- Total crimes in 2017: 6,739
- Crimes per 100,000 in 2016: 1,925
- Total crimes in 2016: 7,313
- Population: 382,226
To view the full list of county crime rate rankings for New York, click here.
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