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

Crime Index, #360

Schenectady, NY	3,226.39
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.

Schenectady, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Schenectady, NY	Count	5	57	158	355	642	1,752	124	19
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	7.6	86.6	240.0	539.2	975.2	2,661.2	188.4	28.9	2,695
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	8	31	203	365	769	1,878	153	NA
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	12.1	46.9	307.4	552.7	1,164.4	2,843.7	231.7	NA	2,839
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	7	32	199	388	810	1,876	142	64
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	10.5	48.0	298.7	582.3	1,215.7	2,815.5	213.1	96.1	2,851
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	4	43	204	382	904	2,011	183	24
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	6.0	64.7	307.1	575.0	1,360.8	3,027.2	275.5	36.1	3,026
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	8	53	256	362	856	2,347	184	35
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	13.2	87.2	421.4	595.9	1,409.0	3,863.3	302.9	57.6	3,686
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	7	31	243	311	822	2,299	215	35
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	11.5	50.7	397.8	509.1	1,345.6	3,763.5	352.0	57.3	3,324
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	9	35	288	322	925	1,905	224	39
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	14.6	56.9	468.2	523.5	1,503.9	3,097.3	364.2	63.4	3,441
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	5	34	265	302	806	1,851	290	48
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	8.1	55.3	430.6	490.8	1,309.8	3,008.0	471.3	78.0	3,181
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	6	52	309	345	1,119	1,994	336	42
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	9.8	84.6	502.9	561.5	1,821.2	3,245.2	546.8	68.4	3,884
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	8	41	252	308	795	1,975	279	NA
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	13.1	67.0	411.7	503.2	1,298.7	3,226.4	455.8	NA	3,335
	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

Schenectady, NY	23.00
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.

Schenectady, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Schenectady, NY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	6.6	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	65
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	4.9	3.3	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	48
	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
2007	Schenectady, NY	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New York	Per 100,000	3.2	0.8	1.8	0.5	0.1	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Schenectady, NY	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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

Schenectady, NY	2.53
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.

Schenectady, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Schenectady, NY	Count	168	143	25
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	255.2	217.2	38.0	2.36
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	192	148	44
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	290.7	224.1	66.6	2.57
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	188	143	45
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	282.2	214.6	67.5	2.48
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	145	105	40
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	218.3	158.1	60.2	1.88
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	201	153	48
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	330.9	251.8	79.0	2.91
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	208	160	48
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	340.5	261.9	78.6	3.01
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	216	166	50
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	351.2	269.9	81.3	3.11
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	203	158	45
	Schenectady, NY	Per 100,000	329.9	256.8	73.1	2.93
	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	Schenectady, NY	Count	198	155	43