| | Amherst, NY | Boston, MA | United States |
| | 11.2 | 37.3 | 22.7 |
| | 26.5 | 35.8 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Amherst, New York | Crime Index |
| Highland-on-the-Lake, NY | |
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| Tonawanda Town CDP (Erie County), NY | |
| Youngstown, NY | 7.9 |
| Clarence Center, NY | 9.1 |
| Elma Center, NY | 9.5 |
| Wanakah, NY | 10.1 |
| Rapids, NY | 10.4 |
| Town Line, NY | 10.5 |
Reviews for Amherst 
8 Reviews
Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in More
Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United More
Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities.
Thanx for the service,
Ada More
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health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the More
I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food.
However any pro More
I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools, More
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