In 2025, Albany police reported 849 violent crimes (832 per 100,000 residents), including 15 murders, 236 robberies and 543 aggravated assaults, plus 2,734 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 102,009. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 6 large New York cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency NY0010100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 832 | 849 | 15 | 2,680 | Totals |
| Buffalo | 729 | 2,015 | 29 | 3,416 | Live |
| New York | 660 | 56,081 | 283 | 2,293 | Live |
| Syracuse | 612 | 893 | 13 | 3,206 | Totals |
| Rochester | 572 | 1,180 | 28 | 2,787 | Live |
| Yonkers | 263 | 556 | 9 | 873 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Albany's violent-crime rate of 832 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.3 times the New York rate (363) and 2.6 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 120 residents, or about 16.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Albany ranks 45th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 25th for murder (15 murders, 14.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 64% of Albany's violent crimes and robberies 28%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,680 per 100,000, 74% higher than New York overall. Albany police logged 227 vehicle thefts (223 per 100,000, 179th of 351; New York: 127) and 337 burglaries (330 per 100,000, 2.8 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Springfield, 75 miles southeast in Massachusetts; its violent-crime rate (871) is about even with Albany's.
Out-of-state cities near Albany's size (102,009 residents): Tracy, CA at 193 violent crimes per 100,000 and Hesperia, CA at 463.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Albany had 832 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.3 times the statewide 363. It is 1st highest of the 6 New York cities on this site; Buffalo is next at 729. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Albany police reported 15 murders for 2025, a rate of 14.7 per 100,000 residents. The New York rate was 2.4 and the national rate 4.1.
227 vehicles were reported stolen in Albany in 2025, 223 per 100,000 residents. That is 14% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 179th of 351 cities on this site.