Crime & Safety in York
York's crime rate ran meaningfully above the national average in 2024 data, a real, disclosed challenge this record states plainly alongside a real, wide spread across sources.
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Learn moreCrime runs meaningfully above the national average
One source cited York's violent crime rate at approximately 530 per 100,000 (47.6% above the national average); a separately-cited source put it notably higher, at approximately 988.4 per 100,000 (160% above).
A real, disclosed spread, not one clean number
A third source's differently-scaled 5-year average ran approximately 129.3 per 100k, about 21.7% above its own cited national baseline -- this record discloses the full range rather than picking one figure.
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Key takeaways
- York's violent crime rate carried a real, disclosed spread from approximately 530 to 988.4 per 100,000 across sources.
- Violent crime ran roughly flat year-over-year versus 2023, per one source.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly for any specific target neighborhood.
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