Safety · Palmyra
Palmyra, NY crime & safety
Palmyra's reported crime rate is below New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Palmyra compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Palmyra at a glance
Violent crime
0.6
per 1,000 residents · New York 3.7
Property crime
12.9
per 1,000 residents · New York 15.7
Incidents reported
44
2 violent · 42 property
Since 2023
▲ 9%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025
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Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Palmyra property | New York property | Palmyra violent | New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.8 | 18.7 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 12.9 | 15.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
38
Burglary
1
Vehicle theft
3
Aggravated assault
1
Robbery
0
Rape
1
Homicide
0
Arson
1
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Palmyra safe
Local public safety
👮 Palmyra Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Palmyra and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 0.6 | 12.9 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Palmyra, Macedon.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 3,200, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.