This Is Absolutely The Worst County To Live In New York State

New York has its fair share of amazing cities and not-so-great cities.  It's so funny when non-New Yorkers think that the whole state is basically New York City.  There are rural places, small towns, mid-size cities, and everything in between in our great state.  But with the good comes the bad.  This is not to knock this county or its residents, but it always lands in the number two or number one spot on every "bad" list about New York State.

Violent Gun Crimes Are The Worst In These 11 New York Counties

While New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States, there is still a high incidence of gun violence in the state. Some areas, like Buffalo and New York City, have more violent crimes committed with firearms than others. Violent crimes, as defined by New York, are murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The rankings below list the number of violent crimes and also those committed with a gun from the most recently released report (2020).

Here's a look at the 11 counties and their biggest cities that have it the worst.

Outside of New York City, Buffalo, which is the second-largest city in New York State has the most violent crimes committed with a firearm.  Rochester, the third-largest city in the state, has the third most violent crimes committed with a gun.

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