Safety · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, NY crime & safety
Poughkeepsie's reported crime rate is below New York's. 182 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Poughkeepsie compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Poughkeepsie at a glance
Violent crime
5.6
per 1,000 residents · New York 3.7
Property crime
10.7
per 1,000 residents · New York 15.7
Incidents reported
531
182 violent · 349 property
Since 2022
▼ 42%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
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Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Poughkeepsie property | New York property | Poughkeepsie violent | New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 16.4 | 17.2 | 6.4 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
254
Burglary
53
Vehicle theft
42
Aggravated assault
129
Robbery
28
Rape
22
Homicide
3
Arson
3
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Poughkeepsie safe
Local public safety
👮 Poughkeepsie 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
Poughkeepsie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie | 5.6 | 10.7 | 2025 |
| Lloyd | 1.3 | 6.6 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Poughkeepsie, Fairview, Arlington, Vassar College.
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 32,500, 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.