Healthcare & Safety in Cooperstown
Cooperstown offers a real, substantial local hospital -- genuinely rare for a village this size -- alongside decisively favorable crime data.
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Learn moreA real, substantial local hospital: Bassett Medical Center
Bassett Medical Center, a real, current 180-bed acute-care teaching hospital and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons medical-school campus (teaching affiliation since 1947), sits physically within the village itself -- a genuine healthcare-access advantage rare for a village this small.
Decisively favorable crime data
One cited source put Cooperstown's overall crime rate at approximately 1 per 1,000 residents (odds of victimization approximately 1 in 1,844), describing the village as among the safest communities in New York State and nationally.
Small-sample caveats apply
As with any small town, per-capita crime statistics can swing sharply on a small number of incidents given Cooperstown's tiny population -- confirm current, specific data directly.
Key takeaways
- Bassett Medical Center gives Cooperstown a real, substantial local hospital, genuinely rare for a village this size.
- Cooperstown's crime data reads decisively favorable, among the safest communities cited in New York and nationally.
- Small-sample caveats apply given the village's tiny population -- confirm current data directly.
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