The city of Mount Vernon, with a total population of 68,507, experienced 5,023 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 252.68 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 20.18% difference making Mount Vernon lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 437 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Mount Vernon also handled 1,294 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to New Rochelle and Peekskill, Mount Vernon is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Mount Vernon experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Mount Vernon totaled 437 violent crimes and 1,294 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Mount Vernon experienced 6,294 violent crimes. Of those, 72 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 7 were for revised rape, another 182 were for legacy rape, 2,521 were for robbery, and 3,512 were for aggravated assault.