Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
North Tonawanda, NY Crime Grade
How North Tonawanda grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New York — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New York
7/10
vs. New York cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in North Tonawanda, NY was 150.7 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 29,869). That puts North Tonawanda Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 67% below the New York statewide rate of 454.9.
That ranks North Tonawanda #1,630 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 57% of them, and #87 of 140 in New York. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and up 2% over the last five years.
North Tonawanda, NY crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- New York Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 150.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,630 of 3,771
- NY rank
- #87 of 140
- Safer than
- 57% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- up 2%
- Population
- 29,869
- Reporting agency
- North Tonawanda Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Tonawanda Police Department (FBI ORI NY0310300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About North Tonawanda, NY
Also known as
- Kiohnawén:'en
History
The variant name, "Kiohnawén:'en", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "fallen rapids". Incorporated as a village in 1865 and as a city in 1897.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Tonawanda (red), New York (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Tonawanda vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 147.1(44) | 168.0(51) | 142.7(43) | 157.2(47) | 150.7(45) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 40.1(12) | 32.9(10) | 19.9(6) | 20.1(6) | 6.7(2) |
| Robbery | 13.4(4) | 9.9(3) | 23.2(7) | 20.1(6) | 10.0(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 93.6(28) | 125.2(38) | 99.5(30) | 117.1(35) | 133.9(40) |
| Property crime | 1053.4(315) | 1113.4(338) | 1078.4(325) | 1150.6(344) | 1041.2(311) |
| Burglary | 133.8(40) | 112.0(34) | 112.8(34) | 133.8(40) | 127.2(38) |
| Larceny | 856.1(256) | 899.3(273) | 902.5(272) | 883.0(264) | 816.9(244) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 56.8(17) | 85.6(26) | 63.0(19) | 127.1(38) | 97.1(29) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Tonawanda, NY Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the North Tonawanda Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for North Tonawanda calculated?
- North Tonawanda's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New York state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New York cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the North Tonawanda Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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