Lackawanna, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lackawanna, NY Summary

Crime in Lackawanna research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lackawanna over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lackawanna:

  • There were 423 total crimes committed in Lackawanna the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,148.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lackawanna.
  • The overall crime rate in Lackawanna is -7.58% below the national average.
  • Lackawanna ranks #331 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Lackawanna ranks #6,850 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lackawanna Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lackawanna is 2,148.1 per 100,000 people. That's -7.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.05% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lackawanna
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 423 2,148.1 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.1 4.2 6.3
Robbery 8 40.6 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 58 294.5 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 79 401.2 363.8 369.8
Burglary 43 218.4 165.5 269.8
Larceny 260 1,320.3 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 208.2 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 344 1,746.9 1,410.7 1,954.4

Lackawanna Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lackawanna

79
Violent Crimes
401.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
8.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Lackawanna in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lackawanna is 401.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 249.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lackawanna each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 8.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.29% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lackawanna

344
Property Crimes
1,746.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 344 property crimes in Lackawanna in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lackawanna is 1,746.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lackawanna each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.83% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lackawanna

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Buffalo, NY 275,710 10,882 3,946.9 3,210.6 736.3
Tonawanda, NY 14,988 224 1,494.5 1,327.7 166.8

Lackawanna SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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