Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Albany, NY Crime Grade
How Albany grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New York — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
10/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Albany, NY was 917.8 per 100,000 residents (937 incidents over a population of 102,095). That puts Albany Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 122% above the New York statewide rate of 414.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Albany (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Albany vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 902.2(869) | 903.4(860) | 973.5(955) | 997.7(1,017) | 917.8(937) |
| Murder | 16.6(16) | 16.8(16) | 14.3(14) | 14.7(15) | 12.7(13) |
| Rape | 63.3(61) | 48.3(46) | 62.2(61) | 58.9(60) | 81.3(83) |
| Robbery | 167.2(161) | 177.5(169) | 242.6(238) | 241.3(246) | 225.3(230) |
| Aggravated assault | 655.1(631) | 660.7(629) | 654.4(642) | 682.8(696) | 598.5(611) |
| Property crime | 2773.1(2,671) | 3036.7(2,891) | 3905.0(3,831) | 3533.8(3,602) | 2989.4(3,052) |
| Burglary | 438.1(422) | 380.2(362) | 555.5(545) | 434.6(443) | 374.2(382) |
| Larceny | 2019.4(1,945) | 2281.5(2,172) | 2749.1(2,697) | 2654.8(2,706) | 2293.0(2,341) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 293.8(283) | 360.3(343) | 575.9(565) | 398.3(406) | 292.9(299) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Albany's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New York cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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