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.

2018 Statewide City Rankings: Fines Per Capita
 

Rank City Amount
1. White Plains $145
2. Yonkers $100
3. Hudson $56
4. Poughkeepsie $51
5. Albany $51
6. Rye $47
7. New Rochelle $46
8. Peekskill $46
9. Buffalo $42
10. Troy $35
11. Tonawanda $32
12. Saratoga Springs $27
13. Syracuse $26
14. Long Beach $24
15. Rochester $22
16. Corning $22
17. Canandaigua $20
18. Lackawanna $20
19. Glen Cove $18
20. Dunkirk $15
21. Port Jervis $15
22. Oneonta $15
23. Niagara Falls $14
24. Schenectady $14
25. Glens Falls $13
26. North Tonawanda $13
27. Middletown $13
28. Binghamton $11
29. Auburn $11
30. Cortland $11
31. Amsterdam $11
32. Oswego $11
33. Lockport $10
34. Batavia $9
35. Utica $9
36. Plattsburgh $9
37. Beacon $9
38. Oneida $9
39. Kingston $8
40. Little Falls $7
41. Elmira $6
42. Gloversville $5
43. Cohoes $5
44. Geneva $4
45. Hornell $4
46. Fulton $4
47. Olean $4
48. Norwich $4
49. Watertown $4
50. Ogdensburg $3
51. Jamestown $3
52. Sherrill $3
53. Rome $2
54. Watervliet $2
Source: Office of State Comptroller, with further calculations
by the Empire Center for Public Policy

(Ranks = Highest to Lowest)