About New York
Although for many New York is synonymous with skyscrapers, Wall Street, and Broadway, the state as a whole is mostly covered by forests, farms, rivers, lakes, and mountains.
For example, central New York is home to the glacially-created Finger Lakes and further west is Niagara Falls, where more than 6 million cubic feet of water dumps down the cliffs every minute. Much like its diverse landscape, New York’s history and demographics matches its uniqueness.
It was settled by English and Dutch settlers in the 1600’s, and eventually became a melting pot for waves of immigrants from all corners of the globe, such as Irish, Italian, Jewish, Polish, Hungarian, German, and many others. It is estimated that nearly half of America can trace back at least one family member who passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island.
Despite being the most populated state in the nation New York has one of the lowest crime rates.
According to USA.com, New York is ranked number 12 on the crime index rankings, and while the city of New York has a higher rate of crime than the rest of the state it is still lower than the national average.
Their rates of violent crime and property crime are lower than average, however their hate crimes are not. The majority of hate crimes in the state each year are race and religion related.