SUNY at Albany: Crime & Safety

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SUNY at Albany LogoF SUNY at Albany is a public school in Albany, New York with about 16,660 students and 2,720 employees.

Our Safety Report for this school is based on the US Department of Education 2023 public data sets for various categories of violent and non-violent crimes committed both on-campus and off-campus over the last three years.

Safety Evaluation

Based on our analysis of the government information, SUNY at Albany is a very dangerous place. American School Search gives this school grade "F" on safety.

From our perception of the data, this campus experiences dramatic problems with forcible sex offenses, also there are some problems with nonforcible sex offenses.

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Criminal Offenses at SUNY at Albany in 2020 - 2022

Alleged criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities and/or local police
Does not necessarily reflect prosecutions or convictions for crime


Type of Crime or Arrest
On-campus
Off-campus
Crime Chance*

Murder
0
0
0.0%

Neglient Manslaughter
0
0
0.0%

Forcible Sex Offense
25
0
0.4%

Nonforcible Sex Offense
23
0
0.4%

Robbery
6
0
0.2%

Aggravated Assault
5
0
0.2%

Burglary
20
0
0.3%

Motor Vehicle Theft
8
0
0.2%

Arson
1
0
0.1%

Illegal Weapons Possession
3
0
0.1%

Drug Law Violation
28
0
0.4%

Liquor Law Violation
1
0
0.1%

* Crime Chance is American School Search's subjective and approximate estimate for a student's chance of experiencing this crime during their study at SUNY at Albany based on the present enrollment, past crime history, current crime trend, and an assumption that the school reports accurate numbers to the government. Safety Grade is American School Search's subjective evaluation of SUNY at Albany campus safety based on the same criteria and assumption.

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If you have been discriminated or abused at SUNY at Albany, or you believe that this college underreports campus crime statistics, then please consider filing a complaint with US Department of Education.

As of May 1st, 2014, fifty five colleges are under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints. Many of those schools are frequent guests in our exclusive 100 Most Dangerous Colleges list.

Safety in Competing Colleges

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Roughly 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is D-. ACT 31 to enroll.

The College of Saint RoseThe College of Saint RoseAlbany, NY
Approximately 2,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security is F.

State University of New York at New PaltzState University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY
More than 7,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1210, ACT 27 to enroll.

Central Connecticut State UniversityCentral Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT
About 9,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1040, ACT 21 to enroll.

Post UniversityPost UniversityWaterbury, CT
Roughly 17,100 students. Relatively safe campus. Our rating for campus security is C-. SAT 890, ACT 19 to enroll.

University of HartfordUniversity of HartfordWest Hartford, CT
More than 5,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Alleged problems with forcible sex offenses. Our mark for campus security: F. ACT 26 to enroll.

Marist CollegeMarist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
More than 6,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Apparent problems with forcible sex offenses. Our rating for campus security is F. ACT 28 to enroll.

SUNY OneontaSUNY OneontaOneonta, NY
Over 5,500 students. Dangerous campus. Our rating for campus security: D+. SAT 1140, ACT 26 to enroll.

Wesleyan UniversityWesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT
More than 3,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Bad statistics for forcible sex offenses. Our grade for campus security is F. SAT 1420, ACT 33 to enroll.

Westfield State UniversityWestfield State UniversityWestfield, MA
Around 4,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Our mark for campus security: D-. SAT 1030, ACT 22 to enroll.

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Over 900 students. Dangerous campus. Our grade for campus security: D.

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Over 700 students. Safe campus. Our grade for campus security is A-.

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More than 200 students. Safe campus. Our mark for campus security is A.

Siena CollegeSiena CollegeLoudonville, NY
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