Rensselaer, NY County has a lower rate of violent crime compared to the US average. This county has a rate of 12.4 per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, property crime is also lower in Rensselaer, NY County; the rate of property crime is 26.3 per 100,000 people compared to the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. Overall, this county offers a safer environment than the national average when it comes to both violent and property crime.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Rensselaer County violent crime is 12.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Rensselaer County property crime is 26.3. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Rensselaer, New York does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Colonie, New York. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Colonie, New York. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.