Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Troy reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Troy’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #214 of 236 graded towns in New York.
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 Troy
4 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 New York towns on Troy’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Waterford (A), North Greenbush (B−), Watervliet (C), Colonie (C−). Brunswick, Schaghticoke, Green Island and Waterford (village) have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A college town
Troy is home to Hudson Valley Community College, with 7,760 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 17% 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 ↓
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 Troy’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; violent 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 | Troy property | Rest of New York property | Troy violent | Rest of New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33.5 | 19.9 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 29.4 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 27.7 | 21.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 22.8 | 19.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 23 property crimes reported
And about 3 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Troy’s police reported 699 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.0 in the rest of New York and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Troy | Rest of New York | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
1,336 crimes reported in 2025
175 violent and 1,161 property, as reported to the FBI by Troy’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Nine people died in crashes on Troy’s roads in 2019–2023
Troy had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for New York towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Troy’s size would see about 12 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Troy’s own rate (3.5) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Troy and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | D | 4.6 | 26.6 |
| Brunswick | — | — | — |
| Schaghticoke | — | — | — |
| North Greenbush | B− | 0.9 | 14.0 |
| Watervliet | C | 2.9 | 19.1 |
| Green Island | — | — | — |
| Colonie | C− | 1.4 | 32.8 |
| Waterford (township) | A | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Waterford (village) | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Brunswick, Schaghticoke, Green Island and Waterford (village) have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
New York towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | D | 4.6 | 26.6 |
| West Seneca | C+ | 1.2 | 16.4 |
| Irondequoit | C+ | 1.4 | 17.2 |
| Poughkeepsie | C | 1.6 | 23.3 |
| Niagara Falls | D | 5.5 | 26.9 |
| Binghamton | D | 5.8 | 33.7 |
The five graded New York towns closest to Troy’s population (50,912), 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 Troy. 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 Troy’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (51,004 in 2025); our figure for Troy is 50,912 (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 Troy
Is Troy, NY safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Troy reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #214 of 236 in New York. Its police reported 4.6 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 Troy?
4.6 violent and 26.6 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 Troy?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Troy in 2025?
Troy’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Troy safer than North Greenbush?
North Greenbush reports less crime per resident than Troy: North Greenbush grades B− for safety and Troy D. North Greenbush’s police reported 0.9 violent and 14.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Troy?
Troy’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Troy”. 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.