Tonawanda, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tonawanda, NY Summary

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

  • There were 224 total crimes committed in Tonawanda the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,494.5 total crimes per 100K people in Tonawanda.
  • The overall crime rate in Tonawanda is -35.70% below the national average.
  • Tonawanda ranks #277 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Tonawanda ranks #5,301 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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Tonawanda Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tonawanda is 1,494.5 per 100,000 people. That's -35.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.78% lower than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tonawanda
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 224 1,494.5 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 4 26.7 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 106.8 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 25 166.8 363.8 369.8
Burglary 15 100.1 165.5 269.8
Larceny 171 1,140.9 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 86.7 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 199 1,327.7 1,410.7 1,954.4

Tonawanda 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 Tonawanda

25
Violent Crimes
166.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Tonawanda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tonawanda is 166.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 599.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tonawanda each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.15% lower than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tonawanda

199
Property Crimes
1,327.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 199 property crimes in Tonawanda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tonawanda is 1,327.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tonawanda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.06% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.88% lower than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Tonawanda SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
9
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