Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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
The crime rate in White Plains is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in White Plains is 1 in 69. Based on FBI crime data, White Plains is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, White Plains has a crime rate that is higher than 78% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.
However, compared to other communities of similar population size, White Plains has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, White Plains 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 White Plains 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 White Plains.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that White Plains's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in White Plains is one in 780.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that White Plains's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes White Plains a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in White Plains is one in 75.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
76 |
788 |
864 |
Crime Rate
|
1.28 |
13.28 |
14.57 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 8 | 14 | 54 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.91 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 38 | 730 | 20 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.64 | 12.31 | 0.34 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |