Yonkers has a population of 201,554. During the past three years, Yonkers saw 8,923 arrests. For 2017, the Yonkers's arrest rate totaled 140.56 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 55.60% makes Yonkers lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 810 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Yonkers also totaled 2,023 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Peekskill and Rye, Yonkers is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Yonkers had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Yonkers averaged 810 violent crimes and 2,023 non-violent crimes.
The city of Yonkers experienced 10,489 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 78 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 371 was for legacy rape and 25 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 4,474, and the aggravated assault total was 5,541.
It is situated in Westchester county, New York with a total number of 282 employees - 73 female, 127 male officers and 82 civilians. Yonkers PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is NY0590700, it belongs to the Middle Atlantic division in the Northeast region with a region code of Region I.