In 2025, Yonkers police reported 556 violent crimes (263 per 100,000 residents), including 9 murders, 134 robberies and 382 aggravated assaults, plus 1,843 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 211,056. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 6 large New York cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NY0590700, 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.
Yonkers's violent-crime rate of 263 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 28% lower than the New York rate (363) and 18% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 380 residents, or about 10.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Yonkers ranks 259th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 160th for murder (9 murders, 4.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 69% of Yonkers's violent crimes and robberies 24%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 873 per 100,000, 43% lower than New York overall. Yonkers police logged 247 vehicle thefts (117 per 100,000, 276th of 351; New York: 127) and 244 burglaries (116 per 100,000, about even with the state).
The closest city we cover is Paterson, 16 miles west in New Jersey; its violent-crime rate (869) is 3.3 times Yonkers's.
Out-of-state cities near Yonkers's size (211,056 residents): Grand Prairie, TX at 202 violent crimes per 100,000 and Des Moines, IA at 642.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Yonkers had 263 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 28% lower than the statewide 363. It is 6th 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.
Yonkers police reported 9 murders for 2025, a rate of 4.3 per 100,000 residents. The New York rate was 2.4 and the national rate 4.1.
247 vehicles were reported stolen in Yonkers in 2025, 117 per 100,000 residents. That is 40% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 276th of 351 cities on this site.