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Wesley Hills, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Wesley Hills is safer than 66% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New York, only on the order of 41% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Wesley Hills. If you live in Wesley Hills, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 181. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 44.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Wesley Hills has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Wesley Hills is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Wesley Hills does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Wesley Hills.

For Wesley Hills, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Wesley Hills than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1233, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Wesley Hills is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Wesley Hills than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 213.

Wesley Hills Crime Data

total Crime Index

66

(100 is safest)


Safer than 66% of U.S. cities.

Wesley Hills Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

29

34

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.81

4.70

5.51

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.81
3.9
National Median: 4
    Wesley Hills
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,233

in Wesley Hills

1 in 257

in New York State

Wesley Hills Violent Crimes

Population: 6,167
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.7
17.99
National Median: 19
    Wesley Hills
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 213

in Wesley Hills

1 in 56

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 6,167
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Wesley Hills Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
10
45
National Median: 26.5
    Wesley Hills
    New York