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Ithaca, NY Crime Reports & Statistics


Neighborhood Crime Statistics For Ithaca, New York


Population: 29,862 in 2009

Ithaca, NY Map
The Ithaca, NY crime report and city information below can give residents and potential residents incite on their local area and surroundings. This information that was collected and published on this site is from the participation of over 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States. These statistics are collected and published by the FBI on an annual basis for special studies and reports, on the cities in the United States. *
Ithaca, NY Crime Categories
Ithaca Law Enforcement
Ithaca Violent Crimes
Ithaca Forcible Rapes
Ithaca Murders
Ithaca Robbery
Ithaca Aggravated Assaults
Ithaca Property Crimes
Ithaca Burglary
Ithaca Larceny
Ithaca Motor Vehicle
Ithaca Arson
Ithaca, NY Law Enforcement Statistics
Law Enforcement officers are individuals who ordinarily carry a firearm and a badge, have full arrest powers, and are paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for sworn law enforcement representatives. (UCR Definition)
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Law Enforcement - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Total Employees
88
Officers
72
Civilians
16
Year
2007
Total Employees
86
Officers
70
Civilians
16
Ithaca, NY Violent Crime Statistics
In 2009, Ithaca, New York law enforcement had 67 violent crimes reported. With a population of 29,862 in 2009, there were 22.4 occurrences of violent crimes per 10k persons in Ithaca, New York. The total known offenses in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 62, 58 and 58, respectively .

Violent crime is composed of four offenses: forcible rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, aggravated assault, and robbery. Violent crimes involve force or threat of force. (UCR Definition)
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Violent Crimes - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
67
Occurrences (per 10k)
22.4
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
58
Occurrences (per 10k)
19.3
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
58
Occurrences (per 10k)
19.4
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
62
Occurrences (per 10k)
20.8
Ithaca, NY Forceable Rape Crime Statistics
In 2009, Ithaca, New York had 0.7 occurrences of forcible rape per 10k persons in a population of 29,862 in 2009. The total known offenses of forcible rape in Ithaca in 2009 was 2. There were 4 known offenses in 2006, 8 in 2007, and 1 in 2008.

Forcible rape is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Rapes by force and attempts or assaults to rape regardless of the age of the victim are included. Statutory offenses (no force used--victim under age of consent) are excluded. (UCR Definition)
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Forcible Rape - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
2
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.7
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
1
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.3
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
8
Occurrences (per 10k)
2.7
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
4
Occurrences (per 10k)
1.3
Ithaca, NY Murder Statistics
Ithaca, New York had 0 murders in 2009. With a total population of 29862 in 2009, there were 0.0 occurrences of murder per 10k persons in Ithaca, New York. The murder rates in Ithaca, New York in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 0, 0 and 0, respectively.

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter is the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. (UCR Definition)
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Murder - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
0
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.0
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
0
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.0
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
0
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.0
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
0
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.0
Ithaca, NY Aggravated Assault Statistics
The total known offenses of aggravated assault in Ithaca, New York in 2009 was 39. Ithaca had 13.1 occurrences of aggravated assault per 10k persons in a population of 29,862 in 2009. In Ithaca there were 30 offenses in 2006, 28 in 2007, and 29 in 2008.

Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. The Program further specifies that this type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by other means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display of--or threat to use--a gun, knife, or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely result if the assault were completed. When aggravated assault and larceny-theft occur together, the offense falls under the category of robbery. (UCR Definition)
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Assault - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
39
Occurrences (per 10k)
13.1
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
29
Occurrences (per 10k)
9.6
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
28
Occurrences (per 10k)
9.3
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
30
Occurrences (per 10k)
10.1
Ithaca, NY Robbery Statistics
In 2009, Ithaca, New York had 26 occurrences of robberies reported to the police. With 29,862 in 2009 people living in Ithaca, in 2009 there were 8.7 occurrences per 10k persons. Based on statistics from the FBI, there were 28 robberies in 2006, 22 in 2007 and 28 in 2008.

Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. (UCR Definition)
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Robbery - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
26
Occurrences (per 10k)
8.7
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
28
Occurrences (per 10k)
9.3
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
22
Occurrences (per 10k)
7.3
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
28
Occurrences (per 10k)
9.4
Ithaca, NY Property Crime Statistics
A property crime includes burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. In 2009, Ithaca, New York had 1185 property crimes. The population in 2009 for Ithaca was 29,862 in 2009; the number of violent crimes per 10k persons was 396.8. Looking back at the previous three years in Ithaca, New York, you will see that there were 1167 property crimes in 2006, 965 in 2007 and 1094 in 2008.

A property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The property crime category includes arson because the offense involves the destruction of property; however, arson victims may be subjected to force. Because of limited participation and varying collection procedures by local agencies, only limited data are available for arson. Arson statistics are included in trend, clearance, and arrest tables throughout Crime in the United States, but they are not included in any estimated volume data. The arson section in this report provides more information on that offense. (UCR Definition)
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Property Crime - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
1,185
Occurrences (per 10k)
396.8
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
1,094
Occurrences (per 10k)
363.3
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
965
Occurrences (per 10k)
322.0
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
1,167
Occurrences (per 10k)
391.0
Ithaca, NY Burglary Statistics
The total known offenses of burglary in Ithaca, New York in 2009 was 140. Burglary is part of the violent crimes category. Based on the known offenses and its population of 29,862 in 2009 in 2009, Ithaca, New York had 46.9 occurrences of burglary per 10k persons. In Ithaca there were 147 burglary offenses in 2006, 147 in 2007, and 207 in 2008.

Burglary is defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as a burglary. Burglary in the UCR program is categorized into three sub classifications: forcible entry, unlawful entry where no force is used, and attempted forcible entry. (UCR Definition)

Did you know that a burglary occurs in the United States every 15 seconds? In 2008, there were 2.4 billion burglaries in just the U.S.A! Property loss due to burglary totaled $4.3 billion in 2008, with an average loss of $1,991 per occurrence. You may qualify for a FREE home security system; simply fill out the form on the top of this page to get a free, no-obligation quote and protect yourself from being part of these statistics.
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Burglary - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
140
Occurrences (per 10k)
46.9
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
207
Occurrences (per 10k)
68.7
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
147
Occurrences (per 10k)
49.0
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
147
Occurrences (per 10k)
49.3
Ithaca, NY Larceny Statistics
Ithaca, New York had 1021 offenses of larceny-theft reported to the police in 2009. With 29,862 in 2009 people living in Ithaca that year, there were 341.9 occurrences per 10k persons. Based on the statistics from the FBI, there were 995 larceny-thefts in 2006, 805 in 2007 and 861 in 2008.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft) is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, confidence games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded. (UCR Definition)
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Larceny - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
1,021
Occurrences (per 10k)
341.9
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
861
Occurrences (per 10k)
285.9
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
805
Occurrences (per 10k)
268.6
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
995
Occurrences (per 10k)
333.4
Ithaca, NY Motor Vehicle Crime Statistics
In 2009, Ithaca, New York law enforcement had 24 motor vehicle thefts reported. With a population of 29,862 in 2009 in Ithaca, there were 8.0 occurrences of motor vehicle theft per 10k persons. The total known offenses by law enforcement of this kind in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were 25, 13 and 26, respectively.

Motor vehicle theft is the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. The offense includes the stealing of automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc. The taking of a motor vehicle for temporary use by persons having lawful access is excluded from this definition. (UCR Definition)
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Motor Vehicle Crime - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
24
Occurrences (per 10k)
8.0
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
26
Occurrences (per 10k)
8.6
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
13
Occurrences (per 10k)
4.3
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
25
Occurrences (per 10k)
8.4
Ithaca, NY Arson Statistics
The total known offenses of arson in Ithaca in 2009 was 1. Ithaca, New York had 0.3 occurrences of arson per 10k persons in a population of 29,862 in 2009. In Ithaca, New York, the known offenses of arson were 0 in 2006, 1 in 2007, and 0 in 2008.

Arson is any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc. (UCR Definition)
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Arson - Ithaca, NY
Year
2009
Population
29,862
Occurrences
1
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.3
Year
2008
Population
30,114
Occurrences
0
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.0
Year
2007
Population
29,970
Occurrences
1
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.3
Year
2006
Population
29,846
Occurrences
0
Occurrences (per 10k)
0.0
*Disclaimer: Each year when the FBI crime statistics are published, we compile the rankings of cities and countries on our website. These rough rankings provide no insight into the numerous variables that mold crime in a particular town, city, county, state, or region. Because of this, these numbers sometimes lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents. SecurityGuide.com is not responsible for the accuracy or incompleteness of these figures.
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