Albany, CA Crime


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
The city of Albany, CA has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average, with 12.3 incidents per 100,000 people compared to 22.7 nationwide. Property crime in Albany is also below the US average at 40.4 incidents per 100,000 people, compared to 35.4 nationally. Overall, Albany citizens benefit from a relatively low crime rate when compared to the rest of the country.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Albany violent crime is 12.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Albany property crime is 40.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Albany, CA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000504017.2217.7269.23304.96302182.3492.6
2001370.1017.9197155.24626.9895.53050.7680.6
2002281.6017.6240.523.54592.9903.32909.4780.2
2003398.8035.7261.9101.25142.21023.73148.4970.1
2004253.2618.1174.854.34328.2783.72688.5856
2005336.906.1220.5110.34753.7833.13044.6876
2006334.6024.8247.9624932.5830.33339.9762.2
2007283.2018.9207.756.64883.91088.82983.2811.9
2008314.3018.9188.6106.94085.7553.12734.3798.3
2009282.106.3225.750.23761.8702.22388.7670.8
2010229.9031.1149.149.73615.8590.22435.4590.2
2011197.3021.3138.637.32537.7453.21802282.6
2012184.6010.5137.136.92832.3611.81824.9395.6
201305.2125.620.92915.64922031392.6
2014160.2015.512420.72470.3542.61648.6279.1
2015172.45.130.481.155.83067.5481.72266.4319.4
2016145.200120.2252668.3310.42132.7225.3
2017181.105140.835.22630.8387.31926.6316.9
2018181.64.99.8137.429.42983.5338.62414.2230.6
2019199.2039.8104.654.83410.8522.82659229

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Kensington, CA92.5887.75,36422019
Berkeley, CA503.35,095.0110,69322019
El Cerrito, CA587.85,027.725,70422019
Emeryville, CA1,340.921,187.411,97142019
Richmond, CA931.63,773.494,83962019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
El Cerrito, CA587.85,027.725,70422019
Emeryville, CA1,340.921,187.411,97142019
San Pablo, CA619.13,219.930,78162019
Piedmont, CA123.82,007.611,46462019
Orinda, CA84.7971.619,76072019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

Reviews for Albany
    See all ()

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

   |    Reply

Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Albany

Climate
Compare Albany,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Albany, California to any other city in the US.