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Public Safety

Violent Crimes

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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

What does this measure?

This indicator shows the number of reported serious violent crimes per 10,000 residents. Murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault are included in the serious violent crimes measure.

Why is this important?

Crime affects the quality of life of those who directly experience and witness it, but it also impacts the lives of others within the community, housing stability, and a community's attractiveness as a place to live, work and do business.

How is our region performing?

In 2020, there were 24 violent crimes per 10,000 residents in our region, the same as the prior year and below the state rate of 35. The regional rate is similar to the rate in 2000, and down from the high of 33 per 10,000 residents in 2006. The county with the highest violent crime rate in 2020 was Monroe (29), a product of the high crime rates in Rochester (80). After Monroe, Wayne had the highest rate, at 19, while Yates had the lowest, at 6 per 10,000 residents. In 2020, violent crime rose in most counties and the City of Rochester, with the largest increase coming from Seneca County, since 2000.

In the long run, violent crime rates have been highest in the City of Rochester, averaging 92 crimes per 10,000 residents since 2000, and lowest in Yates (8), Livingston (10) and Ontario (12).

Notes about the data

Crime reports are never complete because some crimes, such as rape and assault, are believed to be underreported. Data for this indicator are released in the third quarter.

Violent Crimes

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	55	52	49	47	44	45	44	42	40	39	39	40	41	39	37	38	38	36	35	36	35
NYS (excluding NYC)	26	27	28	27	26	28	29	26	26	25	24	23	23	21	20	22	22	22	20	20	20
Region	23	23	25	27	25	28	33	29	30	26	28	27	27	27	23	27	27	28	24	24	24
Monroe	28	28	31	35	31	37	44	40	39	35	38	36	36	36	30	34	33	35	30	29	29
Surrounding Counties	14	14	14	15	14	15	16	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	16	16	17	15	15	15
Genesee	14	16	18	19	18	16	18	15	19	15	18	19	15	18	19	20	22	29	22	24	18
Livingston	14	10	12	15	13	10	14	9	11	11	7	7	8	9	7	12	14	9	9	10	8
Ontario	11	10	10	11	9	11	12	9	10	13	12	14	14	11	12	13	15	12	12	15	15
Orleans	13	15	22	16	16	25	20	21	17	17	18	19	14	14	14	17	19	21	16	14	16
Seneca	9	16	16	12	10	11	13	13	13	14	15	18	17	18	16	18	19	21	14	13	16
Wayne	13	15	14	15	21	18	18	17	20	15	18	15	14	17	12	22	18	21	19	19	19
Wyoming	26	24	17	19	14	19	23	13	12	11	8	9	12	10	9	14	12	18	16	12	11
Yates	11	8	12	12	12	8	9	5	6	4	7	5	8	6	7	10	7	10	7	9	6
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester	74	75	81	93	82	102	125	111	109	96	106	97	98	100	81	88	89	91	78	75	80
Regional Cities
Batavia	15	20	16	36	29	20	24	15	23	24	29	32	30	38	43	51	48	65	43	49	42
Canandaigua	13	8	12	14		N/A	12	17	19	32	19	30	34	28	42	35	48	33	23	44	36
Geneva	28	23	14	24	23	26	27	20	18	32	25	32	24	21	18	22	19	22	24	16	30

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Notes: Canandaigua did not report in 2004 and 2005.

Number of Violent Crimes

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	104,487	98,708	94,598	89,357	84,266	85,524	83,816	79,818	77,441	74,830	75,837	77,467	79,300	76,481	72,365	75,157	74,124	70,694	68,563	69,869	70,543
NYS (excluding NYC)	28,748	29,971	30,758	29,909	28,578	30,901	31,730	29,365	29,011	28,473	27,348	26,258	26,307	24,097	22,921	25,069	25,000	24,261	22,450	22,048	22,584
Region	2,717	2,737	2,979	3,320	3,007	3,425	4,024	3,569	3,581	3,215	3,456	3,302	3,291	3,302	2,795	3,279	3,234	3,375	2,935	2,879	2,894
Monroe	2,089	2,096	2,303	2,623	2,332	2,735	3,273	2,956	2,917	2,598	2,823	2,661	2,672	2,686	2,227	2,526	2,482	2,570	2,253	2,177	2,222
Surrounding Counties	628	641	676	697	675	690	751	613	664	617	633	641	619	616	568	753	752	805	682	702	672
Genesee	85	96	108	115	108	96	106	87	113	92	107	112	92	109	110	115	127	168	128	135	103
Livingston	88	66	79	95	86	66	92	61	72	69	47	44	54	56	47	77	91	56	58	61	52
Ontario	107	97	102	118	88	110	130	99	108	139	128	150	150	122	130	144	164	135	130	166	168
Orleans	57	65	95	70	71	108	89	91	73	71	79	81	61	59	58	69	78	87	65	58	63
Seneca	31	57	55	44	37	37	46	46	46	48	52	63	59	62	57	62	67	73	48	45	55
Wayne	121	139	135	145	197	171	165	162	185	140	169	141	132	153	112	203	160	189	173	168	170
Wyoming	113	102	72	80	58	83	100	54	52	47	33	37	51	41	36	58	48	71	63	46	45
Yates	26	19	30	30	30	19	23	13	15	11	18	13	20	14	18	25	17	26	17	23	16
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester	1,626	1,642	1,786	2,034	1,782	2,189	2,666	2,350	2,302	2,034	2,231	2,036	2,067	2,109	1,690	1,840	1,845	1,871	1,615	1,543	1,685
Regional Cities
Batavia	24	32	26	58	47	31	37	23	36	37	44	49	46	57	64	76	70	94	62	71	65
Canandaigua	15	9	13	16		N/A	13	18	20	34	20	32	36	29	44	36	50	34	24	45	38
Geneva	38	31	19	32	31	35	36	27	24	43	33	43	31	28	24	29	24	28	31	20	38

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Notes: Canandaigua did not report in 2004 and 2005.

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INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic	REGIONAL VALUE	YEAR	NYS COMPARISON	TREND \| REGION
Prenatal Care	78%	2018	3	1 Increasing
Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights	8.4%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate	6.9	2017-19	2	0 Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0.8%	2018	2	-1 Decreasing
Children in Poverty	19%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
Children in Poverty, Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Single-Parent Families	39%	2016-20	2	1 Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	20	2020	2	1 Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	1.8	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Pregnancy	1.3%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Births	12	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Arts and Culture Attendance		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tourism Spending	$894	2020	1	-1 Decreasing
Recreation Spending	$52	2020	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	83%	2020	2	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	64%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Registered Library Borrowers	58%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Library Visits	5.4	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Charitable Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0.8%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	10%	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining
Total Population	1.9%	2020	2	1 Increasing
Population by Age		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$61,376	2016-20	1	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty, by Sex		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance Recipients	1.7%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Approval Rate for Public Assistance Applications	24%	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Females Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Sex		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP	13%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Female Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tax Filers Receiving Earned Income Tax Credit	15%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
EITC Dollars	$173	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs	-8%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Change in Number of Business Establishments by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Jobs by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Sector Shares of Regional Total Employment		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary Since 2000	12%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 by Sector		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Employment-to-Population Ratio	60%	2016-20	2	-1 Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation	58%	2020	3	1 Increasing
School Spending Per Student	$23,561	2020	1	1 Increasing
Instructional Spending Per Student	$16,983	2020	1	1 Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services		2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Grade 3 English	44%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English	39%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 8 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Regents Algebra 1	73%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Regents English	83%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	89%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance	4%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Supply of Doctors	35.3	2019	1	1 Increasing
Mortality Rate	693	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Chlamydia Rate	55	2018	3	1 Increasing
Chlamydia Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rate	18	2018	3	-1 Decreasing
Maternal Health, by Race/Ethnicity		2016-18	0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Early Syphilis Rates	1.8	2018	3	1 Increasing
Early Syphilis Rates within Monroe County, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with HIV	104	2019	0	1 Increasing
People Living with HIV by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with AIDS	132	2019	0	1 Increasing
People Living with AIDS by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Percent of Days with Good Air Quality			0	10 Not Applicable*
Alcohol-related Crashes	2.5	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Median Home Value	$143,640	2016-20	1	1 Increasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Median Rental Prices	$896	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	2.3	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	28%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	32%	2016-20	3	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	47%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Homeownership Rate	68%	2016-20	3	-1 Decreasing
Homeownership Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2016-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Vacant Housing Units	9%	2016-20	3	1 Increasing
Homeless Persons			0	10 Not Applicable*
Serious Crimes	170	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Violent Crimes	24	2020	3	1 Increasing
Victims of Domestic Violence	57	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates	8.7	2020	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2018	0	10 Not Applicable*
Arrest Rates	130.1	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2020	0	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Capita Spending for Local Government	$3,731	2019	0	1 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0.68	2016-20	3	0 Maintaining

*No or multiple regional values for this indicator

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