Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Albany reports more crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Albany’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #231 of 236 graded towns in New York, and #271 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NY” is every other New York city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Albany
4 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 New York towns on Albany’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Bethlehem (B+), Rensselaer (B−), Guilderland (B−), Colonie (C−). Menands reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Albany’s police reported 10 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 10.8 per 100,000 residents a year, 3.1 times the rest of New York (3.4) and 1.9 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.6 times the rest of New York
216 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (235 reported in 2025), 1.6 times the rest of New York (132) and 2.7 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Albany reports less crime per resident than 17% (#271). Places like it ↓
A college town
Albany is home to the University at Albany, with 15,251 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 18% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Albany has 124,067 jobs based in town for 101,698 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Albany’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New York.
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| Year | Albany property | Rest of New York property | Albany violent | Rest of New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.8 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 9.9 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 28.5 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 26.2 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 4.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Albany’s police reported 10 homicides, 235 robberies and 842 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of New York and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Albany | Rest of New York | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 13.7 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
Show as a table
| Year | Albany | Rest of New York | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 234 | 153 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 239 | 143 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 179 | 131 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 230 | 123 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 26 property crimes reported
And about 8 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
3,515 crimes reported in 2025
842 violent and 2,673 property, as reported to the FBI by Albany’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
31 people died in crashes on Albany’s roads in 2019–2023
Albany had 31 fatal crashes in five years, in which 31 people died; 15 were pedestrians. 9 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for New York towns of 100,000+ people (6.3, 16 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Albany and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | D | 8.8 | 29.6 |
| Bethlehem | B+ | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Guilderland | B− | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| Colonie | C− | 1.4 | 32.8 |
| Rensselaer | B− | 1.3 | 11.6 |
| Menands | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Menands reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
New York towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | D | 8.8 | 29.6 |
| Greenburgh | B− | 0.7 | 14.4 |
| New Rochelle | B− | 1.5 | 12.2 |
| Clarkstown | B− | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| Greece | C+ | 1.5 | 19.1 |
| Cheektowaga | D | 2.3 | 33.7 |
The five graded New York towns closest to Albany’s population (101,698), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Albany. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Albany’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (102,009 in 2025); our figure for Albany is 101,698 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Albany
Is Albany, NY safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Albany reports more crime per resident than 95% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #231 of 236 in New York. Its police reported 8.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of New York and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Albany?
8.8 violent and 29.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New York reports 5.0 and 21.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Albany?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Albany in 2025?
Albany’s police reported 10 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 9.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Albany safer than Bethlehem?
Bethlehem reports less crime per resident than Albany: Bethlehem grades B+ for safety and Albany D. Bethlehem’s police reported 0.4 violent and 9.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Albany?
Albany’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Albany”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.