In 2025, Syracuse police reported 893 violent crimes (612 per 100,000 residents), including 13 murders, 199 robberies and 609 aggravated assaults, plus 4,677 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 145,890. Violent-crime rate rank: 4 of 6 large New York cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NY0330100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 832 | 849 | 15 | 2,680 | Totals |
| Buffalo | 729 | 2,015 | 29 | 3,416 | Live |
| New York | 660 | 56,081 | 283 | 2,293 | Live |
| Syracuse | 612 | 893 | 13 | 3,206 | Totals |
| Rochester | 572 | 1,180 | 28 | 2,787 | Live |
| Yonkers | 263 | 556 | 9 | 873 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Syracuse's violent-crime rate of 612 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 68% higher than the New York rate (363) and 91% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 163 residents, or about 17.2 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Syracuse ranks 98th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 76th for murder (13 murders, 8.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 68% of Syracuse's violent crimes and robberies 22%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 3,206 per 100,000, 2.1 times New York overall. Syracuse police logged 815 vehicle thefts (559 per 100,000, 46th of 351; New York: 127) and 779 burglaries (534 per 100,000, 4.5 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Rochester, 75 miles west; its violent-crime rate (572) is 7% lower than Syracuse's.
Out-of-state cities near Syracuse's size (145,890 residents): Midland, TX at 352 violent crimes per 100,000 and Meridian, ID at 137.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Syracuse had 612 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 68% higher than the statewide 363. It is 4th highest of the 6 New York cities on this site; Albany is highest at 832. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Syracuse police reported 13 murders for 2025, a rate of 8.9 per 100,000 residents. The New York rate was 2.4 and the national rate 4.1.
815 vehicles were reported stolen in Syracuse in 2025, 559 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.9 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 46th of 351 cities on this site.