Crime in Town of Ithaca, New York
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Ithaca at 70% below the U.S. rate per resident: 89% lower for persons crimes and 66% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 1.5% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Ithaca. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 5.2 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.4 violent, 4.8 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Ithaca is lower than 78% of the 482 other New York places and 85% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Ithaca's 13 census block groups for 26,853 residents. How New York residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 74.9%, summary counts only for 17.9% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 7.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Ithaca.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Town of Ithaca
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 10 and 34.
- 0–5091.8%
- 50–1000.0%
- 100–2008.2%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in Town of Ithaca is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 1.5% in a year; across New York it fell 8.7%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New York in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Town of Ithaca against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
990 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Ithaca's, and 83 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Town of Ithaca's major-crime index is lower than 6 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Ithaca (1 mi), is 6.5 times Town of Ithaca's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Ithaca
Is Town of Ithaca safe?
Town of Ithaca's major-crime index is 30, 70% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 78% of the 482 other New York places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 89% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 66% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Ithaca?
The model expects about 138 major crimes a year in Town of Ithaca, about 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 70% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Ithaca?
Expected major crimes in Town of Ithaca are down 1.5% from a year earlier; across New York they're down 8.7%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Ithaca?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 85 a year), shoplifting (about 25 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 9 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Ithaca?
The model expects about 9 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Ithaca, 87% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Ithaca?
The model expects about 2 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Ithaca, 95% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Ithaca safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 21 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 40 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Town of Ithaca higher than the New York average?
Town of Ithaca's major-crime index is 30, 72% below the New York rate per resident. New York as a whole is 106, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Town of Ithaca compare with Ithaca?
Ithaca, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 196, 6.5 times Town of Ithaca's rate per resident. Town of Ithaca's is 30.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Ithaca's figures add up its 13 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Ithaca has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 26,853. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Ithaca, New York." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ny/town-of-ithaca
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