Believe it or not, New York State as a whole has a crime level that's about 40% below the national average. But only three towns from the Albany area made the top 50 in the FBI's latest report, which bases the stats on property crimes and violent crimes.
Coming in at number 4 is the town of Stillwater. with only 3.55 property crimes per 1000 people and ZERO violent crimes.
Guilderland came in at 44 with 19.59 property crimes per 1000 people and .44 violent crimes per 1000 people.
Also making the list is the town of Cairo in Greene County. They're ranked at 31 with .31 violent crimes per 1000 people and 2.17 property crimes per 1000 people.
[Safewise]
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