Glens Falls, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Glens Falls:

  • There were 143 total crimes committed in Glens Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 976.8 total crimes per 100K people in Glens Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Glens Falls is -57.97% below the national average.
  • Glens Falls ranks #223 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Glens Falls ranks #3,649 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 976.8 per 100,000 people. That's -57.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.95% lower than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Glens Falls
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 976.8 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 88.8 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 22 150.3 363.8 369.8
Burglary 6 41.0 165.5 269.8
Larceny 107 730.9 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 54.6 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 121 826.6 1,410.7 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Glens Falls

22
Violent Crimes
150.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Glens Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Glens Falls is 150.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 665.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Glens Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.69% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Glens Falls

121
Property Crimes
826.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 121 property crimes in Glens Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Glens Falls is 826.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.0 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 -57.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.41% lower than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 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 98,104 4,622 4,711.3 3,781.7 929.6
Saratoga Springs, NY 28,436 614 2,159.2 1,825.2 334.1
Cohoes, NY 17,890 312 1,744.0 1,475.7 268.3
Mechanicville, NY 5,158 81 1,570.4 1,143.9 426.5

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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