Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Albany, GA Crime Grade
How Albany grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Georgia — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Georgia
9/10
vs. Georgia cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Albany, GA was 731.9 per 100,000 residents (484 incidents over a population of 66,132). That puts Albany Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 152% above the Georgia statewide rate of 290.4.
That ranks Albany #3,550 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #79 of 90 in Georgia. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and down 54% over the last five years.
Albany, GA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Georgia Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 731.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,550 of 3,771
- GA rank
- #79 of 90
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- down 54%
- Population
- 66,132
- Reporting agency
- Albany Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Albany Police Department (FBI ORI GA0470100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Albany, GA
Also known as
- City of Opportunity
History
Named for Albany, New York, which was named for the Duke of York's Scottish title, Duke of Albany. The name was selected because both cities are located on major rivers at the head of navigation. The location of Albany, Georgia was selected and purchased in 1836 by Alexander Shotwell, a Quaker from New Jersey and later settled by Nelson Tift in October 1836. (GA-T21/p2) Incorporated in 1838.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Albany (red), Georgia (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Albany vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1588.0(1,115) | 336.7(231) | 1000.3(663) | 944.6(625) | 731.9(484) |
| Murder | 21.4(15) | 23.3(16) | 25.6(17) | 25.7(17) | 34.8(23) |
| Rape | 78.3(55) | 21.9(15) | 49.8(33) | 58.9(39) | 77.1(51) |
| Robbery | 139.6(98) | 14.6(10) | 67.9(45) | 66.5(44) | 42.3(28) |
| Aggravated assault | 1348.7(947) | 276.9(190) | 857.0(568) | 793.4(525) | 577.6(382) |
| Property crime | 4269.8(2,998) | 1254.9(861) | 2346.1(1,555) | 2173.2(1,438) | 1630.1(1,078) |
| Burglary | 636.6(447) | 196.8(135) | 369.6(245) | 278.1(184) | 288.8(191) |
| Larceny | 3114.8(2,187) | 909.4(624) | 1695.8(1,124) | 1665.4(1,102) | 1211.2(801) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 492.8(346) | 142.8(98) | 261.0(173) | 213.1(141) | 119.5(79) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Albany, GA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Albany Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Albany calculated?
- Albany's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Georgia state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Georgia cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Albany Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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