Crime in Town of Rotterdam, New York
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Rotterdam at 30% above the U.S. rate per resident: 70% lower for persons crimes and 1.5 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 5.1% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Rotterdam. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 22.4 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.9 violent, 21.5 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Rotterdam is higher than 83% of the 482 other New York places and 77% 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 Rotterdam's 28 census block groups for 31,443 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 Rotterdam.
- 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 Rotterdam
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 54 and 125.
- 0–5018.3%
- 50–10044.1%
- 100–20031.8%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+5.7%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 2.8 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest in the daytime
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime rose 5.1% 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 Rotterdam against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
143 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Rotterdam's, and 123 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 Rotterdam's major-crime index is higher than 6, lower than 1 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Rotterdam (1 mi), is within 15% of Town of Rotterdam's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Rotterdam
Is Town of Rotterdam safe?
Town of Rotterdam's major-crime index is 130, 30% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 83% of the 482 other New York places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 70% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 1.5 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Rotterdam?
The model expects about 704 major crimes a year in Town of Rotterdam, about 22.4 per 1,000 residents, 30% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Rotterdam?
Expected major crimes in Town of Rotterdam are up 5.1% from a year earlier; across New York they're down 8.7%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Rotterdam?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 283 a year), other larceny (about 271 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 62 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Rotterdam?
The model expects about 62 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Rotterdam, 26% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Rotterdam?
The model expects about 20 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Rotterdam, 60% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Rotterdam safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 125 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 142 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 Rotterdam higher than the New York average?
Town of Rotterdam's major-crime index is 130, 22% above 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 Rotterdam compare with Rotterdam?
Rotterdam, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 145, within 15% of Town of Rotterdam's rate per resident. Town of Rotterdam's is 130.
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 Rotterdam's figures add up its 28 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Rotterdam 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: 31,443. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Rotterdam, New York." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ny/town-of-rotterdam
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