West Hill, Albany, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.80 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Hill, Albany, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,120 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Hill 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 West Hill against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. West Hill sits in the 8th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 8% of neighborhoods and behind 92%. The grade covers only West Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in West Hill is 11.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 47 in the southwest areas to 1 in 119 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of West Hill, Albany, NY report the most violent crime, about 16 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Hill, Albany, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Hill is projected at $2,804,860 for 2025, about $482 per resident and $1,120 per household. That equals 1.9% 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): 44.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in West Hill Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Hill, Albany, NY:	$482
Group 14621, Rochester, NY:	$529
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY:	$128
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $482 per resident each year in West Hill, which is $224 more than the national average and $283 more than Albany's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Hill:

In Group 14621, Rochester, NY, crime costs $529 per person, which is $47 more than in West Hill.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, crime costs $128 per person, which is $354 less than in West Hill

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Hill	Cost per West Hill Resident
Murder	$801,519	$138
Rape/Sexual Assault	$119,141	$20
Robbery	$488,587	$84
Assault	$1.40 million	$240
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,804,860	$482

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Hill, 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 West Hill totals $6,527,549 ($1,122 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,332,409 ($1,604 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Hill, 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 south 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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West Hill Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	8.351
Robbery	2.669
Rape	0.3377
Murder	0.0733
Total Violent Crime	11.43 (D-)

Individual West Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in West Hill is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Hill.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Hill 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
Viola, Monsey, NY	B-	C-	C-
Firestone-Garden Park, Charlotte, NC	D+	D+	D+
Frederickson, Tacoma, WA	B-	B+	B+
Glendale, Los Angeles, CA	C-	D+	D+
Glynlea-Grove Park, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A-	A-
Goldenwest, Huntington Beach, CA	B	C	C
Gresham-North Gresham, Gresham, OR	D+	B-	B-
Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA	D-	B-	B-
Harding, Roseville, CA	D-	D+	D+
Harris Ranch, Boise, ID	A+	A+	A+

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

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