These 8 New York Counties Have Most Violent Young Criminals

New York State has seven indexes for violent crimes - murder, rape, robbery, motor vehicle theft, burglary, aggravated assault, and larceny. As much as we'd like to think that young people rarely commit violent crimes, the truth is, they do. In NYS, outside of New York City, which doesn't report its juvenile crime statistics to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, there were 8,804 violent crimes perpetrated by youth offenders in 2020. The totals do not include crimes such as arson, possession of dangerous weapons, or simple assault. The data does include incidents that were reported, but where no charges were filed,

This data is not limited to court or formal arrest actions. Data includes both formal arrests and police contacts with juveniles where there is probable cause that an offense was committed but no formal charges were filed.

Youth offenders in New York are under the age of 18.

Here are the 8 counties and cities with the most violent crimes committed by youth:

8. Broome County/Binghamton - 103 Violent Crimes Total
7. Suffolk County/Brookhaven - 137 Violent Crimes Total
6. Albany County/ Albany- 165 Violent Crimes Total
5. Westchester County/Yonkers - 178 Violent Crimes Total
4. Monroe County/Rochester - 222 Violent Crimes Total
3. Nassau County/Hempstead - 275 Violent Crimes Total
2. Erie County/Buffalo - 341 Violent Crimes Total
1. Onondaga County/Syracuse - 440 Violent Crimes Total

Below is a breakdown of each of the violent crime index totals for each county:

County	Year	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Agg. Assault	Burglary	Larceny	MV Theft	Index Total
Broome	2020	0	2	5	6	21	59	10	103
Suffolk	2020	0	9	31	16	27	39	15	137
Albany	2020	3	5	17	18	21	77	24	165
Westchester	2020	2	4	49	38	25	56	4	178
Monroe	2020	2	12	41	23	55	54	35	222
Nassau	2020	1	2	45	46	32	115	34	275
Erie	2020	0	6	51	46	28	135	75	341
Onondaga	2020	8	4	30	43	79	121	155	440