Crime in Town of Alden, New York
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Alden at 76% below the U.S. rate per resident: 92% lower for persons crimes and 72% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 6.6% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Alden. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 4.2 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.2 violent, 4.0 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Alden is lower than 88% of the 482 other New York places and 91% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Alden's 8 census block groups for 10,499 residents. How New York residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 74.9%, summary counts only for 17.9% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 7.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Alden.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Town of Alden
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 16 and 27.
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Every crime type in Town of Alden is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekdays, day and night
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 6.6% in a year; across New York it fell 8.7%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New York in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Town of Alden against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
2,250 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Alden's, and 160 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Town of Alden has a lower major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Town of Lancaster (7 mi), is 2.6 times Town of Alden's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Alden
Is Town of Alden safe?
Town of Alden's major-crime index is 24, 76% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 88% of the 482 other New York places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 92% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 72% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Alden?
The model expects about 44 major crimes a year in Town of Alden, about 4.2 per 1,000 residents, 76% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Alden?
Expected major crimes in Town of Alden are down 6.6% from a year earlier; across New York they're down 8.7%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Alden?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 21 a year), shoplifting (about 9 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 6 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Alden?
The model expects about 6 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Alden, 78% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Alden?
The model expects about 3 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Alden, 83% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Alden safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 25 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 26 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Town of Alden higher than the New York average?
Town of Alden's major-crime index is 24, 77% below the New York rate per resident. New York as a whole is 106, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Town of Alden compare with Town of Lancaster?
Town of Lancaster, 7 miles away, has a major-crime index of 65, 2.6 times Town of Alden's rate per resident. Town of Alden's is 24.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Alden's figures add up its 8 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Alden has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 10,499. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Alden, New York." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ny/town-of-alden
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