Kids & Family

Scarsdale Among Top 10 Safest Communities in New York

Home and community security company, SafeWise, recently published its annual “50 Safest Cities in New York,” and Scarsdale made the top 10.


The Village was ranked number six, based on data from the FBI’s 2011 Crime in the U.S. Report, and SafeWise’s own investigation. The company’s study is a comprehensive list of the top 50 safest cities in New York with 15,000 or more residents.


Other nearby communities on in the top 50 include, Eastchester at number eight, Mamaroneck number 12, Ossining number 15, Rye number 18, Yorktown number 23, Greenburgh number 34, New Rochelle number 39, and Yonkers number 46.

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Here is the excerpt regarding Scarsdale from SafeWise’s list:


Housing isn’t cheap, but you can’t put a price tag on the benefits of living in Scarsdale, New York. For starters, just two violent crimes were reported to law enforcement in 2011. In addition to being one of New York’s safest cities, Scarsdale has the distinction of offering one of the finest school systems. Moms and dads will be thrilled to hear that SAT scores are consistently more than 100 points above the U.S. average, and high school curriculum is demanding. Typical Advanced Placement classes are replaced by locally developed Advanced Topics, which emphasize critical thinking and over 95 percent of students go on to a four-year college. Buy a home in Scarsdale and you’ll enjoy walks to downtown shops where store owners call you by name, or head to one of the four pools where you can chat with neighbors and make new friends. On top of the fact your kids will enjoy a superb education, you’ll be thankful for a smooth morning commute. A trip from Scarsdale to Grand Central takes less than 40 minutes.

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