Rensselaer County, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Rensselaer County in green. The most dangerous areas in Rensselaer County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Rensselaer County, NY Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Rensselaer County is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of counties are safer and 92% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rensselaer County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Rensselaer County is 0.0292 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rensselaer County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rensselaer County may be as high as 1 in 24,748 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 50,941 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Rensselaer County, NY: about 1 per year. The east part of Rensselaer County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Rensselaer County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Rensselaer County to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Rensselaer County is safer than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Rensselaer County, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Rensselaer County about $9,107,627 in 2025, or roughly $55 per resident. This is part of Rensselaer County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Rensselaer County, including every crime type and how Rensselaer County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Rensselaer County's crime maps on the Rensselaer County overall crime page.

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Individual Rensselaer County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Rensselaer County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Rensselaer County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Albany County, NY	B+	C+	C	A
Schenectady County, NY	B+	C+	C	A
Saratoga County, NY	A+	A	B+	A+
Berkshire County, MA	B+	C-	B	A+
Columbia County, NY	A	B-	B-	A
Bennington County, VT	B+	A-	B-	A-
Greene County, NY	A	B	B-	A+
Montgomery County, NY	B+	C+	C	A+
Schoharie County, NY	A	B	B	A+
Fulton County, NY	A-	B-	C+	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Rensselaer County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pueblo County, CO	F	D-	D-	D+
Jackson County, MI	A	C+	C+	C-
Johnson County, IA	A-	A-	A-	A
Johnson County, IN	B-	A+	A+	B
Kenosha County, WI	C+	B-	B-	B-
Kent County, RI	A-	A+	A+	A+
Kings County, CA	C+	C	C	B
Madera County, CA	B-	C-	C-	C-
Merrimack County, NH	A-	A+	A+	A+
Penobscot County, ME	A-	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rensselaer County, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Rensselaer County schools on SchoolGrade

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