Cohoes, NY Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Cohoes

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cohoes_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	250	n/a (estimate)	1,505	1,922	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cohoes_{/100k people}	New York_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	3.2	5.3
Rape	3	n/a	18.1	31.7	40.4
Robbery	6	n/a	36.1	113.0	102.8
Assault	17	n/a	102.3	228.3	248.5
Violent crime	26	n/a (estimate)	156	376	386
Burglary	39	n/a	234.7	201.7	468.9
Theft	167	n/a	1,005.1	1,271.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	18	n/a	108.3	72.9	236.9
Property crime	224	n/a (estimate)	1,348	1,546	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Cohoes, NY. The total number of reported crimes in Cohoes, NY is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Cohoes, NY crime rate is 22% lower than the New York average and is 47% lower than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Cohoes, NY has a violent crime rate that is 58% lower than the New York average and 59% lower than the national average. For property crime, Cohoes, NY is 13% lower than the New York average and 45% lower than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Country Knolls, NY	2,034	126	519	646
Voorheesville, NY	2,822	152	626	778
West Sand Lake, NY	2,872	156	640	796
Averill Park, NY	1,316	157	645	802
Stillwater, NY	1,910	172	705	877
Wynantskill, NY	3,321	175	719	894
Hampton Manor, NY	2,034	193	793	986
Cohoes, NY	16,411	156	1,348	1,505

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Cohoes is 47% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.12 daily crimes that occur in Cohoes.
Cohoes is safer than 65% of the cities in the United States.
In Cohoes you have a 1 in 67 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Cohoes has decreased by 9%.

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Daily Crime In Cohoes (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Cohoes, NY per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for New York and on a national level. In Cohoes, NY the total number of daily crimes is 1.28 times less than the New York average and 1.89 times less than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Cohoes, NY is 2.40 times less than the New York average and 2.47 times less than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Cohoes, NY has a daily crime rate that is 1.15 times less than the New York average and 1.82 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Cohoes (higher is better)

What are the odds that you'll be safer in Cohoes, NY compared to other areas of New York, as well as the rest of America? In the included graphs, it's depicted that Cohoes, NY safer than 79% when compared to other New York cities, and 65% compared to all other cities across America. These statistics are derived from a closer look at each city's crime rate in New York, as well as the rest of the US. It is then determined which cities see less crime than Cohoes, NY. At this time, Cohoes, NY sees a above average rate of crime in comparison to other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cohoes

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cohoes is 1 in 640

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cohoes is 1 in 75

The chance of being a victim of crime in Cohoes is 1 in 67

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Cohoes, NY? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Cohoes, NY your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 640. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 75 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Cohoes, NY is 1 in 67.

Year Over Year Crime In Cohoes (per 100,000 people)

A good indicator of whether Cohoes, NY is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate. In the graph above, the year over year crime rates are displayed for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people. The number of violent crimes in Cohoes, NY has decreased by 33%, while the property crime rate in Cohoes, NY has decreased by 5% year over year. The number of total crimes in Cohoes, NY has decreased by 9% year over year.

Cohoes police department

Item	Cohoes	New York	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	47	109,351	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.9	3.3

Sex offenders in New York

State	Total offenders	New York_/100K	National_/100K
New York	21,601	118	222

There are a total of 21,601 sex offenders in New York. This yields a total of 118 sex offenders in New York per 100,000 residents which is 47% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kingsland, GA	16,411	265	2,271	2,537
Vincent, CA	16,416	554	3,180	3,734
Sarasota Springs, FL	16,425	447	2,793	3,239
Mount Clemens, MI	16,390	598	2,489	3,087
Sayville, NY	16,389	222	913	1,135
Cohoes, NY	16,411	156	1,348	1,505

Source: The Cohoes, NY crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.