The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area has a lower rate of violent crime compared to the national average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 18.1 per 1,000 residents compared to 22.7 per 1,000 nationally. Similarly, property crime is also lower in this area than the national average; 30.1 per 1,000 for the metro area as opposed to 35.4 per 1,000 throughout the United States. This indicates that Albany-Schenectady-Troy may be a safer area than many other cities throughout the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area violent crime is 18.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area property crime is 30.1. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newark, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newark, New York. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.