Safety · Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, NY crime & safety
Niagara Falls's reported crime rate is well above New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 226 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Niagara Falls compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Niagara Falls at a glance
Violent crime
4.8
per 1,000 residents · New York 3.7
Property crime
24.9
per 1,000 residents · New York 15.7
Incidents reported
1,402
226 violent · 1,176 property
Since 2022
▼ 13%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
Niagara FallsNew York
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Niagara Falls property | New York property | Niagara Falls violent | New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.5 | 17.4 | 8.1 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 27.6 | 18.7 | 6.8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 28.1 | 17.2 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 24.9 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
898
Burglary
162
Vehicle theft
116
Aggravated assault
173
Robbery
41
Rape
11
Homicide
1
Arson
4
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Niagara Falls safe
Local public safety
👮 Niagara Falls Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Niagara Falls and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls | 4.8 | 24.9 | 2025 |
| Niagara | 0.8 | 38.1 | 2025 |
| Grand Island | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Wheatfield, Lewiston.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 47,300, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.