Albany, GA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Albany, GA 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 748 total crimes committed in Albany the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,090.2 total crimes per 100K people in Albany.
  • The overall crime rate in Albany is -53.09% below the national average.
  • Albany ranks #66 safest out of 233 cities in Georgia.
  • Albany ranks #4,039 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 Georgia And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Albany is 1,090.2 per 100,000 people. That's -53.09% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.72% lower than the Georgia total crime rate of 2,407.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Albany
/ 100k People
Georgia
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 748 1,090.2 2,407.4 2,324.2
Murder 16 23.3 8.8 6.3
Robbery 10 14.6 65.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 188 274.0 293.8 268.2
Violent Crime 229 333.8 400.1 369.8
Burglary 47 68.5 290.7 269.8
Larceny 400 583.0 1,478.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 72 104.9 238.2 282.7
Property Crime 519 756.4 2,007.4 1,954.4

Albany Crime Compared To Georgia Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Albany

229
Violent Crimes
333.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 229 violent crimes in Albany in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Albany is 333.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 299.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Albany each year. That compares to a 1 in 249.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.75% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.58% lower than the Georgia violent crime rate of 400.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Albany

519
Property Crimes
756.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 519 property crimes in Albany in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Albany is 756.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 132.2 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 -61.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.32% lower than the Georgia property crime rate of 2,007.4 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
Americus, GA 15,808 776 4,908.9 3,662.7 1,246.2
Moultrie, GA 14,454 788 5,451.8 4,614.6 837.1
Cordele, GA 9,929 643 6,476.0 4,763.8 1,712.2
Cairo, GA 9,864 264 2,676.4 2,321.6 354.8
Sylvester, GA 5,488 86 1,567.1 1,330.2 236.9
Blakely, GA 5,139 184 3,580.5 2,023.7 1,556.7
Camilla, GA 5,001 111 2,219.6 1,999.6 220.0
Dawson, GA 4,229 63 1,489.7 1,087.7 402.0
Leesburg, GA 3,529 30 850.1 821.8 28.3

Albany SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9
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