Troy, NY Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Troy, NY Summary

Crime in Troy research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Troy 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 Troy:

  • There were 1,634 total crimes committed in Troy in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,243.9 total crimes per 100K people in Troy.
  • The overall crime rate in Troy is 53.07% above the national average.
  • Troy ranks #350 safest out of 376 cities in New York.
  • Troy ranks #8,807 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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Troy Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Troy is 3,243.9 per 100,000 people. That's 53.07% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 54.49% higher than the New York total crime rate of 2,099.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Troy
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,634 3,243.9 2,099.7 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.0 2.7 5.0
Robbery 54 107.2 96.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 160 317.6 259.6 256.0
Violent Crime 237 470.5 380.2 359.0
Burglary 197 391.1 136.6 229.0
Larceny 1,057 2,098.4 1,432.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 143 283.9 150.2 259.0
Property Crime 1,397 2,773.4 1,719.5 1,760.0

Troy 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 Troy

237
Violent Crimes
470.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
31.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 237 violent crimes in Troy in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Troy is 470.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 212.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Troy each year. That compares to a 1 in 263.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 31.06% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.76% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 380.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Troy

1,397
Property Crimes
2,773.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
57.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,397 property crimes in Troy in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Troy is 2,773.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Troy each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 57.58% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.28% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,719.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Troy

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
Cohoes, NY 18,240 235 1,288.4 1,102.0 186.4
Watervliet, NY 10,108 251 2,483.2 2,127.0 356.2
Mechanicville, NY 5,128 69 1,345.6 916.5 429.0

Troy SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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