Saratoga County, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Saratoga County in green. The most dangerous areas in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Saratoga County is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of counties are safer and 99% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Saratoga County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Saratoga County is 0.0189 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Saratoga County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Saratoga County may be as high as 1 in 34,876 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 72,439 in the south part of the county.

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

How Saratoga County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Saratoga 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, Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Saratoga County about $8,713,812 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of Saratoga County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Saratoga County, including every crime type and how Saratoga 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 Saratoga County's crime maps on the Saratoga County overall crime page.

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Individual Saratoga County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Schenectady County, NY	B+	C+	C	A
Albany County, NY	B+	C+	C	A
Rensselaer County, NY	A	B	C+	A+
Washington County, NY	A-	B-	C+	A
Warren County, NY	A	B+	B-	A+
Fulton County, NY	A-	B-	C+	A
Montgomery County, NY	B+	C+	C	A+
Bennington County, VT	B+	A-	B-	A-
Schoharie County, NY	A	B	B	A+
Windham County, VT	B-	B-	C+	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Saratoga 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
Linn County, IA	B	B+	B+	A+
Knox County, TN	C	D	D	D+
Clayton County, GA	C	C+	C+	D+
Clermont County, OH	A-	A-	A-	A
Berks County, PA	A	A	A	B+
Anderson County, SC	D+	D+	D+	D+
Bernalillo County, NM	F	F	F	C+
Cleveland County, OK	B-	B-	B-	A-
Capitol Planning Region, CT	B+	A+	A+	A-
Hidalgo County, TX	D	D	D	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Saratoga County, NY average SchoolGrade of A+, with 71% actual proficiency versus 66% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Saratoga County schools on SchoolGrade

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