Albany, NY Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the Albany area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Albany area 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 Albany, NY Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The C- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Albany is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of cities are safer and 38% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Albany area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the Albany area is 1.042 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Albany area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Albany area may be as high as 1 in 707 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,949 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the south parts of Albany, NY: about 216 per year. The southwest part of the Albany area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 20 in a typical year.

How Albany's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in the Albany area 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 vehicle theft rate, the Albany area 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 Vehicle Theft in Albany, NY

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Albany about $15,109,947 in 2025, or roughly $16 per resident. This is part of the Albany area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Albany, including every crime type and how Albany compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle theft 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 Albany's crime maps on the Albany overall crime page.

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Individual Albany Crime Maps & Stats

Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in the Albany area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Albany area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Menands, NY	C	C	D	D
Colonie, NY	C-	B-	D	D
Rensselaer, NY	C+	C-	D+	C-
Slingerlands, NY	A	A+	B	C
Westmere, NY	B	A	C-	C
Delmar, NY	A-	B+	C+	C
Glenmont, NY	B+	A	C	C-
Latham, NY	B-	B+	D+	D+
Watervliet, NY	B-	C	C-	D
Guilderland, NY	B	A-	C-	C-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Albany is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	F	F
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-	F
Greenville, SC	D	D+	D+	D-
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D	F
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-	D-
Allentown, PA	B	B	B	D+
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D	D-
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Oxnard, CA	C	D+	D+	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Albany, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Albany schools on SchoolGrade

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