9 Of The 'Top 10 Safest Cities In NY' Are In The Hudson Valley, New Report Finds

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Despite a growing chorus of concern about crime in the media, there are plenty of relatively safe places to call home in New York, and a perhaps surprising number of them are right here in the Hudson Valley, according to crime statistics analyzed by SafeWise.

SafeWise, a security product review platform, looked at FBI crime statistics for cities/towns in New York to compile its 12th annual Safest Cities report. A total of 63 cities met the criteria to be considered for ranking.

"Everyone wants to feel safe at home," SafeWise wrote. "Whether you're checking in on your current city or scouting out a new one, we've crunched the numbers on crime rates across the country."

The rankings were based on the most recent FBI-reported violent and property crime data, adjusted for population.

These are the top ten safest cities in New York for 2026, according to SafeWise:

1. Rye (up from No. 3 in 2025)
2. Bedford (down from No. 1 in 2025, No. 1 in 2024)
3. Scarsdale (up from No. 7 in 2025)
4. East Fishkill (up from No. 6 in 2025)
5. Hyde Park (same as 2025)
6. Saugerties (up from No. in 2025)
7. Ogden (up from No. 10 in 2025)
8. Yorktown (same as 2025)
9. Orangetown
10. New Paltz

Rye ranked as the safest city in the Empire State, with a violent crime rate of 0.1 per 1000 people and a property crime rate of 2.5 per 1000 people, according to the report. The town has a population of 16,094.

Bedford, which held the top spots in 2025 and 2025, dropped down to No. 2 on the list this year, with a violent crime rate of 0.2 per 1000 people and a property crime rate of 2.5 per 1000 people, according to SafeWise. The population of Bedford is 16,196.

Scarsdale was ranked No. 3 in the state, with a violent crime rate of 0.1 per 1000 people and a property crime rate of 3.6 per 1000 people, according to the report. The population is 17,602.

See the full list of cities along with details on the methodology used here.