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Crime Grade's crime map shows the safest places in the Syracuse area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Syracuse area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Syracuse, NY Safe?
The D- grade means the rate of crime is much higher than the average US city. Syracuse is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Syracuse area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of crime in the Syracuse area is 34.15 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Syracuse area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of crime in the Syracuse area may be as high as 1 in 6 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 122 in the southwest part of the city. See the section on interpreting the crime map, however, because comparing rates for crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.