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Hudson Valley Rules New List Of Safest 'Cities' In New York
In fact, the Hudson Valley had five communities on the list of safest cities in the USA based on FBI data.
A new study finds New York has the No. 4 safest city in America and five in the top 101. All five are in the Hudson Valley.
SafeHome.org released the 101 Safest Cities in America Wednesday using 2018 FBI data from 13,366 law enforcement agencies of municipalities with populations of 50,000 or more.
All five of the locales on the national list aren't cities. But then, New York's esoteric categorization of municipalities — hamlets, villages, towns, cities and counties — isn't duplicated elsewhere.
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SafeHome.org also released the 25 Safest Cities in New York. This state list included municipalities with a population of only 45,000, allowing slightly smaller communities to see how they stack up. Here's that list:
- Ramapo
- Yonkers
- Greenburgh
- New Rochelle
- White Plains
- Clarkstown
- West Seneca
- NYC
- Hempstead
- Amherst
- Hamburg
- Mount Vernon
- Tonawanda
- Colonie
- Greece
- Irondequoit
- Cheektowaga
- Albany
- Utica
- Syracuse
- Rochester
- Troy
- Binghamton
- Buffalo
- Niagara Falls
Nationally, New Jersey led the country with 18 cities in the top 101, California was next with 17 cities and Illinois had 11.
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In the national list, New York had five in the top 10. Ramapo ranked No. 4, Yonkers No. 30, New Rochelle No. 66, White Plains No. 77, and Clarkstown No. 86.
With so many great attractions to offer, it’s no doubt that the state is a desirable place to be, the study's authors said.
Read the full methodology here.
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