Crime Score for ZIP 12601, Arlington, NY
Arlington · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 94.94% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#10,327
of 13,225 scored ZIPs
New York rank
#584
of 731 in state
Score index
21.6
crime intensity
Snapshot
July 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 12601 covers part of Arlington in New York. In July 2026 it scored in the 5.1th percentile for reported crime among 13,225 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Low Crime rating, among the quietest quarter of scored ZIP codes.
Nationally it ranks #10,327, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within New York it ranks #584 of 731. That is 43.2 points below the New York median of 48.3. It fell 33.96 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 39.02 to 5.06.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026(latest) | 5.06 | #10,327 | #584 |
| June 2026 | 39.02 | #7,390 | #415 |
Nearby ZIP codes
1 of 6 score lower than 12601. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 12601
- Is ZIP code 12601 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 12601 scores in the 5.1th percentile for reported crime as of July 2026, which is a Low Crime rating: among the quietest quarter of scored ZIP codes.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 12601 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 12601 compare with the rest of New York?
- It ranks #584 of 731 scored ZIP codes in New York, against a state median of the 48.3th percentile. Nationally it ranks #10,327 of 13,225.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, July 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.