Cohoes, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cohoes, NY Summary

Crime in Cohoes research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cohoes over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cohoes:

  • There were 312 total crimes committed in Cohoes the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,744.0 total crimes per 100K people in Cohoes.
  • The overall crime rate in Cohoes is -24.96% below the national average.
  • Cohoes ranks #300 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Cohoes ranks #5,952 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cohoes Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cohoes is 1,744.0 per 100,000 people. That's -24.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.72% lower than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cohoes
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 312 1,744.0 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 6 33.5 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 195.6 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 48 268.3 363.8 369.8
Burglary 25 139.7 165.5 269.8
Larceny 214 1,196.2 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 139.7 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 264 1,475.7 1,410.7 1,954.4

Cohoes Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cohoes

48
Violent Crimes
268.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Cohoes in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cohoes is 268.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 372.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cohoes each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.45% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.24% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cohoes

264
Property Crimes
1,475.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 264 property crimes in Cohoes in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cohoes is 1,475.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cohoes each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.60% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cohoes

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Albany, NY 98,104 4,622 4,711.3 3,781.7 929.6
Troy, NY 50,106 2,016 4,023.5 3,350.9 672.6
Watervliet, NY 9,954 247 2,481.4 2,039.4 442.0
Mechanicville, NY 5,158 81 1,570.4 1,143.9 426.5

Cohoes SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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