CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Syracuse Police Department

Crime in Syracuse, NY

The violent crime rate in Syracuse is 611 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 40% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −4% compared with the previous 12 months.

Panoramic view of Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse, New York.
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

611 per 100,000 residents, per year

891 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−4% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

3,247 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,737 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−4% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,858 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,628 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 145,890, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Syracuse sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

611

Syracuse has the 76th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 226 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Syracuse; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
New York, NY62571
Long Beach, CA62172
Louisville, KY61273
Montgomery, AL61174
Davenport, IA61175
Syracuse, NY61176
Worcester, MA60077
Lakewood, CO59078
Spokane, WA58179
Rochester, NY58180
Boston, MA57581

The places closest to Syracuse in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Syracuse crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Syracuse Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Syracuse with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Syracuse, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Rochester, NY, 75 miles away.

Syracuse and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Syracuse, NY611
Rochester, NY58175 mi
Buffalo, NY715138 mi
Allentown, PA234173 mi
Burlington, VT379176 mi
Paterson, NJ813179 mi
Yonkers, NY249186 mi
Newark, NJ424189 mi
Stamford, CT158190 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent1913—+46%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Syracuse Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −4%

050100150SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug7882
Violent crimes per month in Syracuse, NY, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202571Sep 2024117
Oct 202588Oct 202485
Nov 202584Nov 202481
Dec 202565Dec 202464
Jan 202671Jan 202567
Feb 202650Feb 202548
Mar 202661Mar 202564
Apr 202681Apr 202577
May 202688May 202582
Jun 202682Jun 202593
Jul 202672Jul 202572
Aug 202678Aug 202582

Homicides +46%

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Homicides per month in Syracuse, NY, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20251Nov 20242
Dec 20250Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20261Feb 20252
Mar 20263Mar 20253
Apr 20262Apr 20251
May 20262May 20251
Jun 20263Jun 20252
Jul 20264Jul 20251
Aug 20261Aug 20250

16 in 2026 through August, 10 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Syracuse, NY
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026784401
Jul 2026724044
Jun 2026824263
May 2026883452
Apr 2026812862
Mar 2026613323
Feb 2026503031
Jan 2026713720
Dec 2025654330
Nov 2025844611
Oct 2025884601
Sep 2025714751
Aug 2025824090
Jul 2025724051
Jun 2025933342
May 2025823861
Apr 2025773731
Mar 2025643503
Feb 2025482552
Jan 2025673530
Dec 2024644280
Nov 2024814572
Oct 2024855661
Sep 20241176010
Aug 20241356814
Jul 20241316462
Jun 2024974868
May 20241084541
Apr 2024794642
Mar 2024574912
Feb 2024824330
Jan 2024754620
Dec 2023755061
Nov 2023946020
Oct 2023995952
Sep 2023945631

How Syracuse compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
45Rockford, IL7512,209147,186Aug 2026
55Columbia, SC6992,910147,021Aug 2026
76Syracuse, NY6113,247145,890Aug 2026
143Waco, TX3731,731148,165Sep 2026
144Midland, TX3711,510146,444Aug 2026
184Palm Bay, FL288463148,091Jul 2026
209Thornton, CO2352,032147,837Sep 2026
248Ada County, ID (Sheriff)153283145,483Sep 2026
251Meridian, ID151371145,320Aug 2026
274Miramar, FL115589144,398Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Syracuse in population, Syracuse included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
71New York, NY6252,1898,336,817Jul 2026
76Syracuse, NY6113,247145,890Aug 2026
80Rochester, NY5812,554206,391Jun 2026
198Yonkers, NY249781211,056Aug 2026

All 5 places in New York on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
76Syracuse, NY6113,247145,890Aug 2026
80Rochester, NY5812,554206,391Jun 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
139Burlington, VT3792,29744,354Oct 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026
198Yonkers, NY249781211,056Aug 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026
245Stamford, CT1581,006140,066Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Syracuse by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Syracuse side by side with Rochester, Yonkers or Buffalo, or with any other place.

Other cities in New York

4 city pages, closest first

New York as a whole has 378 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Syracuse’s rate is 62% above the state’s.

RochesterBuffaloYonkersNew York

All 5 cities in New York

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Syracuse safe?

By reported violent crime, Syracuse is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 611 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −4% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Syracuse?

This site does not have one for Syracuse. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Syracuse compares with nearby places such as Rochester, NY instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Syracuse?

611 violent and 3,247 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,628 incidents reported to Syracuse Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026.

Is crime in Syracuse going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −4% and property crime −4% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Syracuse had in 2026?

Syracuse Police Department reported 16 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 10 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 19, or 13 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Syracuse Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NY0330100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Syracuse

12 months to August 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NY0330100
Source
Syracuse Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NY0330100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Syracuse Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)