Zip 14221 (Buffalo, NY) Crime

Buffalo, NY (14221) has a lower rate of violent crime than the US average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in this area is 17.5 compared to the US average of 22.7. The property crime rate in Buffalo is 24.1, which is also lower than the US average of 35.4. Residents of Buffalo can therefore rest assured that they reside in one of the safer areas with regard to both violent and property crime around the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Buffalo (zip 14221) violent crime is 17.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Buffalo (zip 14221) property crime is 24.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Buffalo, New York does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Cheektowaga, New York. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Cheektowaga, New York. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Amherst, NY Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	67.5	0	3.7	23.7	40.2	1822.5	154.2	1548.7	119.6
2001	75.6	0	2.7	27.9	45	1732.5	153.8	1479.7	98.9
2002	90.2	0	8	39.3	42.8	1641.6	173.2	1390.8	77.7
2003	107.2	0.9	4.5	35.7	66.1	1766	157.2	1549.9	59
2004	99.1	0	10.7	29.5	58.9	1600.7	159.8	1387.3	53.6
2005	91.7	0.9	6.3	38.7	45.9	1722.5	176.3	1512	34.2
2006	108.7	1.8	9.8	27.6	69.5	1676.1	246.7	1399.1	30.3
2007	122.7	1.8	7.2	42.1	71.7	1619.8	179.2	1395.8	44.8
2008	127.8	0	1.8	40.8	85.2	1886.7	186.7	1648.4	51.7
2009	116.8	0.9	6.3	41.7	67.9	1929.4	215.6	1670.3	43.5
2010	109	1.8	7.3	30.2	69.6	1893	199.7	1650.2	43.1
2011	105.4	0	6	34.9	64.6	1703.9	187.9	1476.1	40
2012	74.8	0	6	23.8	45.1	1922.8	182	1709.3	31.5
2013		0.8	5.9	26.2	57.5	1790.4	172.4	1590.9	27.1
2014	107.7	0.8	13.5	36.2	57.2	1738.2	148.1	1553.1	37
2015	96.5	0.8	11.6	34.9	49.1	1593.9	153.9	1403.4	36.6
2016	82.2	0.8	7.5	31.6	42.3	1715.4	151.9	1529.4	34
2017	102.4	0	10.7	42.1	49.5	1541.9	161	1347.1	33.8
2018	119.5	0	20.6	40.4	58.5	1455.4	158.2	1261.7	35.4
2019	116.7	1.7	9.1	34.7	71.2	1522.4	129.9	1356.9	35.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Amherst, NY	116.7	1,522.4	120,864	2	2019
Cheektowaga, NY	243.4	2,802.6	80,995	5	2019
Depew, NY	99.9	1,286.0	15,183	5	2019
Lancaster, NY	55.9	1,059.3	25,431	7	2019
Kenmore, NY	73.2	1,164.7	15,772	7	2019
Tonawanda town town (Erie County), NY	146.3	1,278.3	58,720	7	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Cheektowaga, NY	243.4	2,802.6	80,995	5	2019
Tonawanda town town (Erie County), NY	146.3	1,278.3	58,720	7	2019
Hamburg, NY	92.6	1,597.6	45,177	18	2019
Greece, NY	174.4	1,928.4	96,527	55	2019
Erie, PA	496.7	1,896.0	102,111	91	2019
Millcreek township (Erie County), PA	256.4	1,055.7	52,770	94	2018

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Fred · El Paso, TX

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Over 14 years ago

After being away from Buffalo for the past 7 years, I recently returned, "home". Although I worked and lived in 4 states, which had there own beauty and culture, Buffalo More

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