Glens Falls, NY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Glens Falls, NY Summary

Crime in Glens Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Glens Falls over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glens Falls:

  • There were 118 total crimes committed in Glens Falls in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 818.5 total crimes per 100K people in Glens Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Glens Falls is -61.38% below the national average.
  • Glens Falls ranks #207 safest out of 376 cities in New York.
  • Glens Falls ranks #3,685 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Glens Falls Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Glens Falls is 818.5 per 100,000 people. That's -61.38% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -61.02% lower than the New York total crime rate of 2,099.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glens Falls
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 118 818.5 2,099.7 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 2 13.9 96.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 124.9 259.6 256.0
Violent Crime 23 159.5 380.2 359.0
Burglary 10 69.4 136.6 229.0
Larceny 82 568.8 1,432.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 20.8 150.2 259.0
Property Crime 95 659.0 1,719.5 1,760.0

Glens Falls Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Glens Falls

23
Violent Crimes
159.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Glens Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glens Falls is 159.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 626.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glens Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 263.0 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.56% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.03% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 380.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glens Falls

95
Property Crimes
659.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 95 property crimes in Glens Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glens Falls is 659.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 151.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Glens Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.56% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.68% lower than the New York property crime rate of 1,719.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Glens Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albany, NY 102,095 3,742 3,665.2 2,848.3 816.9
Saratoga Springs, NY 28,546 543 1,902.2 1,716.5 185.7
Cohoes, NY 18,240 235 1,288.4 1,102.0 186.4
Mechanicville, NY 5,128 69 1,345.6 916.5 429.0

Glens Falls SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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