Crime in Town of Colonie, New York
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Colonie at 1.6 times the U.S. rate per resident: 63% lower for persons crimes and 1.9 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 9.2% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Colonie. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 28.1 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.2 violent, 26.9 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Colonie is higher than 88% of the 482 other New York places and 85% 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 Colonie's 57 census block groups for 87,612 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 Colonie.
- 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 Colonie
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 48 and 161.
- 0–5025.2%
- 50–10029.8%
- 100–20025.5%
- 200–40012.6%
- 400+6.9%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 4.0 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest in the daytime
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 9.2% 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 Colonie against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
44 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Colonie's, and 62 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Town of Colonie's major-crime index is higher than 5, lower than 2 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Latham (2 mi), is 24% above Town of Colonie's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Colonie
Is Town of Colonie safe?
Town of Colonie's major-crime index is 163, 1.6 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 88% of the 482 other New York places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 63% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 1.9 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Colonie?
The model expects about 2,460 major crimes a year in Town of Colonie, about 28.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.6 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Colonie?
Expected major crimes in Town of Colonie are down 9.2% from a year earlier; across New York they're down 8.7%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Colonie?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 1,127 a year), other larceny (about 909 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 158 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Colonie?
The model expects about 158 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Colonie, 32% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Colonie?
The model expects about 39 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Colonie, 72% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Colonie safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 116 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 207 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 Colonie higher than the New York average?
Town of Colonie's major-crime index is 163, 1.5 times 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 Colonie compare with Latham?
Latham, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 202, 24% above Town of Colonie's rate per resident. Town of Colonie's is 163.
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 Colonie's figures add up its 57 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Colonie 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: 87,612. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Colonie, New York." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ny/town-of-colonie
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