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The Poughkeepsie crime rate is much higher than the New York average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #356

Poughkeepsie, NY	2,901.48
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.

Poughkeepsie, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	3	27	95	147	165	497	6	4
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	9.8	88.4	310.9	481.1	540.0	1,626.6	19.6	13.1	2,224
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	7	16	100	163	189	589	9	NA
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	22.7	52.0	324.9	529.6	614.1	1,913.7	29.2	NA	2,418
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	3	12	87	240	247	690	49	NA
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	9.1	36.4	263.9	728.0	749.2	2,093.0	148.6	NA	2,415
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	5	22	107	192	283	693	53	9
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	15.2	66.9	325.4	583.9	860.6	2,107.5	161.2	27.4	2,674
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	7	21	142	228	273	729	53	4
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	24.0	72.0	486.7	781.5	935.7	2,498.7	181.7	13.7	3,415
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	3	11	200	196	274	683	65	4
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	10.1	37.2	675.7	662.2	925.7	2,307.5	219.6	13.5	3,164
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	5	23	162	204	261	784	77	8
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	16.9	77.7	547.2	689.0	881.6	2,648.1	260.1	27.0	3,386
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	5	15	163	204	253	704	106	5
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	16.6	49.9	542.0	678.3	841.3	2,340.9	352.5	16.6	3,173
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	4	13	173	227	242	792	88	4
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	13.1	42.7	568.4	745.8	795.1	2,602.2	289.1	13.1	3,202
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	2	16	149	204	234	787	87	NA
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	6.6	52.6	490.3	671.3	770.0	2,589.6	286.3	NA	2,944
	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

Poughkeepsie, NY	98.00
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.

Poughkeepsie, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	3	0	0	0	2	1
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	9.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	3.2	97
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	5	4	1	0	0	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	15.2	12.2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	152
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	7	1	0	1	5	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	24.0	3.4	0.0	3.4	17.1	0.0	239
	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
2009	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	10.1	6.8	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	101
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	0.9	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	6.8	3.4	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	67
	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
2007	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	4	1	1	2	0	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	13.3	3.3	3.3	6.7	0.0	0.0	133
	New York	Per 100,000	3.2	0.8	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	32
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.3	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Poughkeepsie, NY	3.69
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.

Poughkeepsie, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	128	95	33
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	418.9	310.9	108.0	3.65
	New York	Per 100,000	434.2	322.7	111.5	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	124	91	33
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	402.9	295.7	107.2	3.49
	New York	Per 100,000	439.6	327.8	111.8	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	135	100	35
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	409.5	303.3	106.2	3.56
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	130	96	34
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	395.3	291.9	103.4	3.44
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	135	100	35
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	462.7	342.8	120.0	4.03
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	138	104	34
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	466.2	351.4	114.9	4.09
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	141	106	35
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	476.3	358.0	118.2	4.17
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	141	107	34
	Poughkeepsie, NY	Per 100,000	468.8	355.8	113.1	4.12
	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	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	136	101	35
2005	Poughkeepsie, NY	Count	136	103	33