Clarence Center is a town of 8,700 in Erie County, about 15 miles northeast of downtown Buffalo · Updated November 2026
Is Clarence Center, NY safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Clarence Center has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 97% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Clarence Center grades A+.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 982 of 1,000Safer than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
97% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clarence Center as a whole, and 3% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clarence Center scores 982.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Clarence Center, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clarence Center, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Clarence Center
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Clarence Center, 61% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Clarence Center
CrimeGrade™ estimates Clarence Center has about 4.1 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 89% less than the US as a whole and 90% less than New York.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Clarence Center, about 45% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Clarence Center
The Erie County Sheriff's Office polices Clarence Center, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Clarence Center, 42% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (42%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (61%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Clarence Center compares with nearby cities
Clarence Center has the least crime of its 8 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Clarence Center. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Clarence Center is safer than 99% of them.
Two things set Clarence Center apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (2 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 4.8 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, and theft runs low here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (2 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 92% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.17 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 85% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.61% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 82% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Clarence Center
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Clarence Center about $114 a year per household, 91% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $840,000 a year, or $96 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$32,000
$4
Rape
$34,000
$4
Robbery
$2,600
under $1
Assault
$91,000
$10
Burglary
$16,000
$2
Theft
$83,000
$10
Vehicle theft
$37,000
$4
Arson
$910
under $1
Vandalism
$41,000
$5
Total
$340,000
$39
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Clarence Center means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Clarence Center, NY average a SchoolGrade of A+: 76% of students test proficient, against 75% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Clarence Center on SchoolGrade
