The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Eggertsville, NY
Eggertsville is an unincorporated community of 14,900 in Erie County, about 7 miles northeast of downtown Buffalo · Updated November 2026
Is Eggertsville, NY safe?
Crime in Eggertsville is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Eggertsville. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against C+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Eggertsville run from A to B-, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 718 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
32% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Eggertsville as a whole, and 68% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Eggertsville scores 718.
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 Eggertsville, NY at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Eggertsville, 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 Eggertsville
Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Eggertsville runs 36% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run at about half that rate: 1.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Burglary is a strength. Eggertsville grades C+ for property crime, but burglary grades A.
The safest and least safe parts of Eggertsville
Every part of Eggertsville where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Eggertsville run from A to B-; 11% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Eggertsville, the east side has the least crime and the southwest side the most.
Is crime going up in Eggertsville?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Eggertsville is down 10% and property crime is up 36%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.2 to 1.0 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 15 to 21 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 33%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
EggertsvilleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Eggertsville. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Eggertsville
Violent, US
Property, Eggertsville
Property, US
2016
-29%
+4%
+13%
+15%
2017
-12%
+4%
+2%
+12%
2018
+3%
+0%
-4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
+29%
+6%
-4%
-10%
2022
+32%
+5%
+11%
-6%
2023
+33%
+2%
+32%
-7%
2024
-10%
-4%
+36%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Eggertsville
CrimeGrade™ estimates Eggertsville has about 50 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% more than the US as a whole and 26% more 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 Eggertsville, about 43% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
How Eggertsville compares with nearby cities
Eggertsville has more crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities. Harris Hill and Bowmansville have the least crime nearby.
Night lighting, parking lots and walkability in Eggertsville
Two things set Eggertsville apart: it has 0.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 10 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with little parking-lot space tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 88% 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.C (33 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 84% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Eggertsville: C- (25 of 100).10 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 85% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.22 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 69% 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 Eggertsville
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Eggertsville about $941 a year per household, 22% 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 $10 million a year, or $679 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$180,000
$12
Rape
$67,000
$4
Robbery
$250,000
$17
Assault
$2.1 million
$139
Burglary
$190,000
$13
Theft
$1.7 million
$112
Vehicle theft
$790,000
$53
Arson
$13,000
$1
Vandalism
$800,000
$54
Total
$6.0 million
$405
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 Eggertsville 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 Eggertsville, NY average a SchoolGrade of A: 68% of students test proficient, against 68% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Eggertsville on SchoolGrade
