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The Rensselaer crime rate is higher than the New York average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #296

Rensselaer, NY	1,307.31
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.

Rensselaer, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	NA	1	13	29	106	12	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	10.4	135.8	302.9	1,107.0	125.3	0.0	642
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	4	3	12	44	108	7	2
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	42.0	31.5	126.1	462.3	1,134.8	73.6	21.0	936
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	3	3	5	39	141	5	2
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	31.8	31.8	53.0	413.0	1,493.3	53.0	21.2	867
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	7	2	8	51	154	9	1
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	74.2	21.2	84.8	540.6	1,632.4	95.4	10.6	1,214
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	1	2	7	9	34	160	19	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	12.9	25.8	90.2	116.0	438.1	2,061.9	244.8	0.0	1,430
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	4	7	9	54	176	14	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	50.6	88.5	113.8	683.0	2,226.2	177.1	0.0	1,486
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	3	9	18	58	175	13	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	37.9	113.6	227.1	731.8	2,207.9	164.0	0.0	1,587
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	5	9	15	60	189	16	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	63.9	115.1	191.8	767.1	2,416.3	204.6	0.0	1,774
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	1	1	6	10	60	179	6	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	12.7	12.7	76.1	126.9	761.4	2,271.6	76.1	0.0	1,482
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	0	3	5	13	62	210	20	NA
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	38.5	64.1	166.8	795.4	2,694.0	256.6	NA	1,655
	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

Rensselaer, NY	125.00
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.

Rensselaer, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2006	Rensselaer, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	12.7	12.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	126
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.3	0.0	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Rensselaer, NY	3.17
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.

Rensselaer, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Rensselaer, NY	Count	34	27	7
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	355.1	282.0	73.1	3.19
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	33	27	6
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	346.7	283.7	63.0	3.15
	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
2012	Rensselaer, NY	Count	33	27	6
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	349.5	286.0	63.5	3.18
	New York	Per 100,000	432.5	322.6	109.8	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Rensselaer, NY	Count	29	24	5
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	307.4	254.4	53.0	2.81
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	31	26	5
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	399.5	335.1	64.4	3.67
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	29	24	5
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	366.8	303.6	63.2	3.35
	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
2007	Rensselaer, NY	Count	33	27	6
	Rensselaer, NY	Per 100,000	421.9	345.2	76.7	3.84
	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	Rensselaer, NY	Count	31	25	6
2005	Rensselaer, NY	Count	31	24	7