The Local Government Spending & Revenue database contains spending, debt and revenue levels of counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts throughout the state, excluding only New York City. Use this database to view a single local government entity, to compare like entities to one another, or to create categorical rankings.

2017 Statewide City Rankings: Fines Per Capita
 

Rank City Amount
1. White Plains $144
2. Yonkers $97
3. New Rochelle $54
4. Rye $49
5. Poughkeepsie $48
6. Albany $44
7. Hudson $44
8. Buffalo $41
9. Dunkirk $39
10. Peekskill $37
11. Ithaca $33
12. Saratoga Springs $30
13. Tonawanda $29
14. Rochester $29
15. Troy $26
16. Newburgh $26
17. Long Beach $23
18. Corning $23
19. Syracuse $20
20. Canandaigua $19
21. Port Jervis $17
22. Middletown $17
23. Lackawanna $16
24. North Tonawanda $15
25. Glen Cove $15
26. Oswego $14
27. Oneonta $14
28. Niagara Falls $13
29. Binghamton $13
30. Mechanicville $13
31. Glens Falls $13
32. Schenectady $12
33. Amsterdam $12
34. Beacon $12
35. Auburn $11
36. Cortland $11
37. Kingston $11
38. Utica $11
39. Plattsburgh $11
40. Batavia $10
41. Lockport $10
42. Oneida $9
43. Johnstown $9
44. Little Falls $8
45. Cohoes $8
46. Geneva $6
47. Gloversville $6
48. Hornell $6
49. Fulton $5
50. Watertown $4
51. Ogdensburg $3
52. Olean $3
53. Norwich $3
54. Watervliet $3
55. Sherrill $3
56. Jamestown $2
57. Rome $2
Source: Office of State Comptroller, with further calculations
by the Empire Center for Public Policy

(Ranks = Highest to Lowest)