Dunkirk, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dunkirk, NY Summary

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

  • There were 229 total crimes committed in Dunkirk the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,827.6 total crimes per 100K people in Dunkirk.
  • The overall crime rate in Dunkirk is -21.37% below the national average.
  • Dunkirk ranks #308 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Dunkirk ranks #6,147 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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Dunkirk Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dunkirk is 1,827.6 per 100,000 people. That's -21.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.99% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dunkirk
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 229 1,827.6 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 2 16.0 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 127.7 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 21 167.6 363.8 369.8
Burglary 23 183.6 165.5 269.8
Larceny 175 1,396.6 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 79.8 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 208 1,660.0 1,410.7 1,954.4

Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk

21
Violent Crimes
167.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Dunkirk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dunkirk is 167.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 596.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dunkirk each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.93% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dunkirk

208
Property Crimes
1,660.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-15.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Dunkirk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dunkirk is 1,660.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dunkirk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -15.06% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.67% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dunkirk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tonawanda, NY 14,988 224 1,494.5 1,327.7 166.8

Dunkirk SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9.5
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