Center Square, Albany, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$880,479

Cost of Crime™ for Center Square, Albany, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $448 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Center Square with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Center Square against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is higher than the norm. Center Square sits in the 30th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 30% of neighborhoods and behind 70%. The grade covers only Center Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Center Square is 6.199 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 106 in the east areas to 1 in 209 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Center Square, Albany, NY report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Center Square, Albany, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Center Square is projected at $880,479 for 2025, about $277 per resident and $448 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Center Square Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Center Square, Albany, NY:	$277
Group 14621, Rochester, NY:	$529
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY:	$128
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $277 per resident each year in Center Square, which is $19 more than the national average and $78 more than Albany's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Center Square:

In Group 14621, Rochester, NY, crime costs $529 per person, which is $252 more than in Center Square.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, crime costs $128 per person, which is $149 less than in Center Square

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Center Square, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Center Square	Cost per Center Square Resident
Murder	$269,260	$85
Rape/Sexual Assault	$64,934	$20
Robbery	$184,822	$58
Assault	$361,464	$114
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$880,479	$277

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Center Square, Albany, NY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Center Square totals $2,298,190 ($724 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,178,670 ($1,001 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Center Square, Albany, NY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Center Square Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Center Square residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.965
Robbery	1.851
Rape	0.3374
Murder	0.0451
Total Violent Crime	6.199 (D+)

Individual Center Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Center Square is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Center Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Central Ave, Albany, NY	D-	F	D-
Sheridan Hollow, Albany, NY	D	F	D
Arbor Hill, Albany, NY	C+	D-	C
South End, Albany, NY	C	D-	C
West Hill, Albany, NY	D+	D-	D
Pine Hills, Albany, NY	B	C-	C+
Delaware Avenue, Albany, NY	B+	C-	B
Helderberg, Albany, NY	A+	B+	A
West End, Albany, NY	C+	D	C-
New Scotland-Woodlawn, Albany, NY	A-	B-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Center Square is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI	D-	D+	D+
Marquette, Muskegon, MI	D-	D	D
McGilvra, Mercer Island, WA	C-	B	B
Westhaven Trails, Madison, WI	A-	A+	A+
East Village, Celebration, FL	A+	A+	A+
Duclay Forest, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A-	A-
Urbanizacion Vistamar, Carolina, PR	C-	D+	D+
Downtown Newman, Newman, CA	C-	D	D
Urbanizacion Palacios del Rio 2, Bayamon, PR	B-	C+	C+
Lovisa Farms, Pasco, WA	A	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Center Square is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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