New York · City profile

Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safety Score in Plattsburgh, NY

Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Plattsburgh, see which ZIP codes its residents live in, and compare the closest cities.

City Safety Score 27/100 Grade D Modeled estimate · 0 to 100, higher is safer
Clinton County, New York neighborhood Safety Score map (includes Plattsburgh)
CrimeScore public map Plattsburgh, NY · Overall Safety Score Open the full map

Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Plattsburgh. The map can include areas outside the city limits.

Is Plattsburgh, NY safe?

Plattsburgh, New York has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 27 out of 100, grade D, below the New York statewide score of 46. An estimated 13% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 34% statewide. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.

Safety Score
27 / 100
Residents in A or B neighborhoods
13%
Residents in D or F neighborhoods
78%
Scored neighborhoods
21

How Plattsburgh compares

Plattsburgh scores 19 points below the New York statewide score of 46. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.

Plattsburgh lies in Clinton County, which has a county Safety Score of 58, grade C.

County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Plattsburgh.

Neighborhoods inside Plattsburgh

21 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Plattsburgh, 21 of them mostly inside it. Among those 21, the lowest scores 1, the highest 95, and the middle 80% range from 4 to 85.

Safety Score, 0–100 · shaded band: 10th–90th percentiles · whiskers: lowest and highest

Plattsburgh

A 13% · B 0% · C 9% · D 23% · F 55%

New York

A 17% · B 17% · C 23% · D 23% · F 21%

Estimated share of residents living in neighborhoods of each grade, in Plattsburgh and across New York.

ZIP codes where Plattsburgh residents live

Listed by the estimated share of Plattsburgh's residents who live in each ZIP code. A ZIP score covers the whole ZIP, including any part outside the city.

ZIP codes where Plattsburgh, NY residents live
ZIPShare of city residentsSafety ScoreGradeScored areas
12901 90% 38 /100 Grade D 42
12903 11% 38 /100 Grade D 5

Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.

Closest cities in New York

  1. Glens Falls Safety Score 42 · grade C · 96 miles
  2. Saratoga Springs Safety Score 38 · grade D · 113 miles
  3. Gloversville Safety Score 26 · grade D · 122 miles
  4. Amsterdam Safety Score 26 · grade D · 126 miles
  5. Watertown Safety Score 23 · grade D · 131 miles

Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.

About Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh has an estimated 19,758 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 5 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 21 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.

How this page is built

ZIP codes are listed by the estimated share of the city's residents who live in them, from 2020 Census block-group population spread evenly over each block group's land. The city score is not an average of ZIP scores.

Area Watch

Watch this area

Watch this area for updates on its CrimeScore and reported crimes nearby. No account needed.