Niagara Falls, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Niagara Falls, NY Summary

Crime in Niagara Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls:

  • There were 1,762 total crimes committed in Niagara Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,661.0 total crimes per 100K people in Niagara Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Niagara Falls is 57.52% above the national average.
  • Niagara Falls ranks #380 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Niagara Falls ranks #8,725 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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Niagara Falls Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Niagara Falls is 3,661.0 per 100,000 people. That's 57.52% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 106.31% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Niagara Falls
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,762 3,661.0 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 5 10.4 4.2 6.3
Robbery 69 143.4 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 304 631.6 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 388 806.2 363.8 369.8
Burglary 266 552.7 165.5 269.8
Larceny 948 1,969.7 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 160 332.4 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,374 2,854.8 1,410.7 1,954.4

Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls

388
Violent Crimes
806.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
118.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 388 violent crimes in Niagara Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Niagara Falls is 806.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Niagara Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 118.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 121.62% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Niagara Falls

1,374
Property Crimes
2,854.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.07%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,374 property crimes in Niagara Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Niagara Falls is 2,854.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Niagara Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.07% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.37% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Niagara Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Youngstown, OH 59,944 2,132 3,556.7 2,871.0 685.6
North Tonawanda, NY 30,358 371 1,222.1 1,064.0 158.1
Tonawanda, NY 14,988 224 1,494.5 1,327.7 166.8

Niagara Falls SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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