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The Albany crime rate is much higher than the New York average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #358

Albany, NY	2,961.62
New York	1,193.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Albany, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Albany, NY	Count	8	54	237	503	683	3,083	122	12
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	8.1	54.8	240.4	510.2	692.7	3,126.9	123.7	12.2	2,457
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	19.8	121.8	229.4	257.2	1,381.4	79.7	NA	1,072
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Albany, NY	Count	8	30	227	526	705	3,243	142	NA
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	8.2	30.6	231.7	537.0	719.7	3,310.7	145.0	NA	2,420
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	13.1	138.6	234.7	287.2	1,458.8	78.8	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Albany, NY	Count	4	43	249	506	887	3,299	154	NA
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	4.1	43.8	253.6	515.3	903.4	3,359.9	156.8	NA	2,546
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	14.6	146.4	242.3	329.9	1,503.5	88.6	NA	1,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Albany, NY	Count	4	33	320	582	895	3,514	202	12
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	4.1	33.6	325.5	592.1	910.5	3,574.9	205.5	12.2	2,762
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	14.1	145.9	234.1	336.0	1,477.2	99.2	NA	1,170
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Albany, NY	Count	2	42	316	621	926	3,488	229	16
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	2.2	45.3	340.8	669.8	998.8	3,762.1	247.0	17.3	3,004
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	14.3	146.9	226.4	335.3	1,500.4	105.4	NA	1,181
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Albany, NY	Count	9	49	327	622	876	3,149	239	9
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	9.6	52.4	349.9	665.6	937.4	3,369.9	255.8	9.6	3,037
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	13.2	144.0	223.5	321.6	1,502.5	111.9	NA	1,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Albany, NY	Count	9	48	361	615	1,027	3,153	225	25
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	9.6	51.0	383.4	653.2	1,090.8	3,348.8	239.0	26.6	3,130
	New York	Per 100,000	4.3	14.4	163.0	216.4	337.3	1,527.3	128.9	NA	1,212
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Albany, NY	Count	3	45	376	704	965	2,998	286	15
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	3.2	47.9	400.4	749.6	1,027.5	3,192.2	304.5	16.0	3,103
	New York	Per 100,000	4.2	15.2	161.1	233.7	336.1	1,497.2	145.3	NA	1,228
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Albany, NY	Count	5	50	388	774	1,058	3,521	241	NA
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	5.3	53.3	413.8	825.4	1,128.3	3,754.8	257.0	NA	3,424
	New York	Per 100,000	4.8	16.4	178.6	235.1	355.1	1,531.1	166.4	NA	1,300
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Albany, NY	Count	8	68	439	760	1,328	3,186	369	NA
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	8.5	72.1	465.2	805.4	1,407.4	3,376.4	391.1	NA	3,734
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	18.9	182.7	239.7	353.3	1,569.6	185.6	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Albany, NY	55.00
New York	32.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Albany, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Albany, NY	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	30
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Albany, NY	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	3.1	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	0.8	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Albany, NY	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	20
	New York	Per 100,000	3.7	0.9	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Albany, NY	Count	5	3	1	1	0	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	5.1	3.1	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	50
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Albany, NY	Count	12	9	1	2	0	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	12.9	9.7	1.1	2.2	0.0	0.0	129
	New York	Per 100,000	3.6	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Albany, NY	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	3.2	2.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	32
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	0.9	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Albany, NY	Count	9	4	2	0	3	0
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	9.6	4.2	2.1	0.0	3.2	0.0	95
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Albany, NY	3.96
New York	3.86
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Albany, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Albany, NY	Count	458	337	121
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	464.5	341.8	122.7	4.03
	New York	Per 100,000	434.2	322.7	111.5	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Albany, NY	Count	436	332	104
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	445.1	338.9	106.2	3.92
	New York	Per 100,000	439.6	327.8	111.8	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Albany, NY	Count	444	312	132
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	451.7	317.4	134.3	3.85
	New York	Per 100,000	425.6	317.1	108.5	3.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Albany, NY	Count	465	327	138
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	501.5	352.7	148.8	4.27
	New York	Per 100,000	434.5	322.6	111.9	3.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Albany, NY	Count	463	327	136
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	495.5	349.9	145.5	4.23
	New York	Per 100,000	439.0	325.1	113.9	3.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Albany, NY	Count	456	332	124
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	484.3	352.6	131.7	4.18
	New York	Per 100,000	447.1	338.8	108.4	3.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Albany, NY	Count	457	334	123
	Albany, NY	Per 100,000	486.6	355.6	131.0	4.21
	New York	Per 100,000	460.5	330.0	130.4	3.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Albany, NY	Count	456	338	118
2005	Albany, NY	Count	456	334	122