What is the crime rate in Schenectady, NY?

In 2025, the Schenectady Police Department reported 492 violent crimes and 1,975 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 705 violent and 2,830 property crimes per 100,000 of the 69,786 residents it serves.

Across New York the rates were 368 and 1,566.

Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 705
Property per 100,000: 2,830
Violent crimes: 492
Property crimes: 1,975

Crime reported by the Schenectady Police Department, 2023 to 2025

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	496	718	2,230	3,230	69,035
2024	535	780	2,286	3,332	68,610
2025	492	705	1,975	2,830	69,786

Violent crimes reported went from 496 in 2023 to 492 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 2,230 in 2023 to 1,975 in 2025.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Schenectady against New York and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Schenectady	705	2,830
Schenectady County	346	2,039
New York	368	1,566
United States	330	1,552

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Schenectady, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Schenectady	—	705	2,830
Village of Scotia	2.6 mi	95	777
Town of Niskayuna	2.7 mi	54	1,980
Town of Rotterdam	4.3 mi	125	1,971
Town of Glenville	6.7 mi	53	967
Town of Guilderland	6.9 mi	87	1,293
Town of Colonie	8.3 mi	149	2,884
Village of Altamont	8.6 mi	0	121

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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