Safety · Niagara
Niagara, NY crime & safety
Niagara's reported crime rate is well above New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Niagara compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Niagara at a glance
Violent crime
0.8
per 1,000 residents · New York 3.7
Property crime
38.1
per 1,000 residents · New York 15.7
Incidents reported
298
6 violent · 292 property
Since 2022
▲ 58%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
NiagaraNew York
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Niagara property | New York property | Niagara violent | New York violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 27.2 | 18.7 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 36.2 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 38.1 | 15.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
270
Burglary
12
Vehicle theft
10
Aggravated assault
4
Robbery
2
Rape
0
Homicide
0
Arson
1
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Niagara safe
Local public safety
👮 Niagara 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 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 | 0.8 | 38.1 | 2025 |
| Niagara Falls | 4.8 | 24.9 | 2025 |
No town figures in the FBI's data: Lewiston, Wheatfield.
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 7,700, 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.