Albany, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Albany, CA Summary

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

  • There were 604 total crimes committed in Albany the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,177.1 total crimes per 100K people in Albany.
  • The overall crime rate in Albany is 36.70% above the national average.
  • Albany ranks #360 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Albany ranks #8,326 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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Albany Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Albany is 3,177.1 per 100,000 people. That's 36.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.10% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Albany
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 604 3,177.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 16 84.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 99.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 40 210.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 70 368.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 432 2,272.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 62 326.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 564 2,966.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Albany Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Albany

40
Violent Crimes
210.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Albany in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Albany is 210.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 475.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Albany each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.40% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Albany

564
Property Crimes
2,966.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 564 property crimes in Albany in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Albany is 2,966.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Albany each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.70% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Albany

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Richmond, CA 115,043 4,122 3,583.0 2,709.4 873.6
Berkeley, CA 114,872 7,150 6,224.3 5,643.7 580.6
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
San Pablo, CA 31,498 995 3,158.9 2,422.4 736.6
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
Emeryville, CA 12,781 2,070 16,195.9 15,084.9 1,111.0
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7

Albany SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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