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Poughkeepsie Crime Rate Report (New York)

Poughkeepsie crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Poughkeepsie for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Poughkeepsie in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 71.04% and the city property crime rate in Poughkeepsie was lower than the national property crime rate average by 29.99%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Poughkeepsie was higher than the violent crime rate in New York by 52.13% and the city property crime rate in Poughkeepsie was lower than the property crime rate in New York by 31.77%.

Property and Violent Crime
Poughkeepsie Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Poughkeepsie Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Poughkeepsie Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault129
Arson3
Burglary53
Larceny and Theft254
Motor Vehicle Theft42
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape22
Robbery28
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)522
Property Crime349
Violent Crime182
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault149
Arson3
Burglary42
Larceny and Theft358
Motor Vehicle Theft46
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape16
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)619
Property Crime446
Violent Crime190

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Poughkeepsie Property Crime

Poughkeepsie Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Poughkeepsie Crime 2025

Poughkeepsie Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Poughkeepsie Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Poughkeepsie Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Poughkeepsie, New York crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Poughkeepsie crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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