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The Mount Vernon crime rate is higher than the New York average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #344

Mount Vernon, NY	2,082.24
New York	1,193.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Mount Vernon, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	6	29	195	260	251	695	85	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	8.8	42.4	284.9	379.9	366.7	1,015.5	124.2	0.0	1,650
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	19.8	121.8	229.4	257.2	1,381.4	79.7	NA	1,072
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	2	7	228	317	317	972	147	NA
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	2.9	10.3	334.9	465.7	465.7	1,427.9	216.0	NA	1,761
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	13.1	138.6	234.7	287.2	1,458.8	78.8	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	10	14	225	364	324	886	135	NA
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	14.7	20.5	330.2	534.1	475.4	1,300.1	198.1	NA	2,014
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	14.6	146.4	242.3	329.9	1,503.5	88.6	NA	1,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	6	9	249	394	296	1,012	151	5
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	8.9	13.3	368.4	582.9	437.9	1,497.2	223.4	7.4	2,040
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	14.1	145.9	234.1	336.0	1,477.2	99.2	NA	1,170
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	2	12	330	334	354	1,052	178	5
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	2.9	17.6	484.7	490.6	520.0	1,545.2	261.5	7.3	2,127
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	14.3	146.9	226.4	335.3	1,500.4	105.4	NA	1,181
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	10	10	274	370	342	1,140	161	NA
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	14.6	14.6	399.0	538.8	498.0	1,659.9	234.4	NA	2,210
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	13.2	144.0	223.5	321.6	1,502.5	111.9	NA	1,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	10	10	347	300	452	1,102	162	12
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	14.7	14.7	511.7	442.4	666.6	1,625.1	238.9	17.7	2,365
	New York	Per 100,000	4.3	14.4	163.0	216.4	337.3	1,527.3	128.9	NA	1,212
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	7	10	266	317	461	1,200	183	9
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	10.2	14.6	389.0	463.6	674.2	1,754.9	267.6	13.2	2,184
	New York	Per 100,000	4.2	15.2	161.1	233.7	336.1	1,497.2	145.3	NA	1,228
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	2	14	398	305	383	1,124	210	12
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	2.9	20.6	584.4	447.8	562.4	1,650.4	308.3	17.6	2,320
	New York	Per 100,000	4.8	16.4	178.6	235.1	355.1	1,531.1	166.4	NA	1,300
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	5	9	334	283	344	1,084	249	NA
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	7.3	13.2	488.2	413.6	502.8	1,584.4	363.9	NA	2,151
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	18.9	182.7	239.7	353.3	1,569.6	185.6	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Mount Vernon, NY	29.00
New York	32.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Mount Vernon, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	4.4	2.9	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	44
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	0.8	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	0.0	2.9	1.5	0.0	44
	New York	Per 100,000	3.7	0.9	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	5.9	4.4	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	59
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	New York	Per 100,000	3.6	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Mount Vernon, NY	3.00
New York	3.86
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Mount Vernon, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	240	207	33
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	352.2	303.8	48.4	3.28
	New York	Per 100,000	432.5	322.6	109.8	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	229	198	31
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	338.8	292.9	45.9	3.16
	New York	Per 100,000	425.6	317.1	108.5	3.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	224	194	30
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	329.0	285.0	44.1	3.07
	New York	Per 100,000	434.5	322.6	111.9	3.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	231	199	32
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	336.4	289.8	46.6	3.13
	New York	Per 100,000	439.0	325.1	113.9	3.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	231	203	28
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	340.7	299.4	41.3	3.20
	New York	Per 100,000	447.1	338.8	108.4	3.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	230	201	29
	Mount Vernon, NY	Per 100,000	336.4	293.9	42.4	3.15
	New York	Per 100,000	460.5	330.0	130.4	3.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Mount Vernon, NY	Count	210	183	27