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Tonawanda Town has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Erie County. The Erie County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Tonawanda Town alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Kenmore (B−), 1 mile away. Count 6 graded towns in the 10 miles around.
What stands out about safety in Tonawanda Town
Policed by the county
Tonawanda Town is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Erie County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Erie County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Tonawanda Town. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest New York towns with their own police figures are Kenmore (B−, 1 mi), Tonawanda (B−, 2 mi), North Tonawanda (B, 4 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Tonawanda Town. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Erie County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Erie County without police of their own, which include Tonawanda Town.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Erie County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Erie County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest New York towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore | B− | 1 mi | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| Tonawanda (city) | B− | 2 mi | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| North Tonawanda | B | 4 mi | 1.5 | 10.6 |
| Amherst | C | 6 mi | 1.3 | 20.6 |
| Buffalo | D− | 6 mi | 7.3 | 37.9 |
| Cheektowaga | D | 9 mi | 2.3 | 33.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Tonawanda Town. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Tonawanda Town.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Nine people died in crashes on Tonawanda Town’s roads in 2019–2023
Tonawanda Town had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for New York towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Tonawanda Town’s size would see about 13 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Tonawanda Town’s own rate (3.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Tonawanda Town and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonawanda (township) | — | — | — |
| Kenmore | B− | 1.3 | 14.7 |
| Grand Island | — | — | — |
| Tonawanda (city) | B− | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| Amherst | C | 1.3 | 20.6 |
| North Tonawanda | B | 1.5 | 10.6 |
| Buffalo | D− | 7.3 | 37.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Tonawanda (township) reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Grand Island reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Tonawanda Town
Is Tonawanda Town, NY safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Tonawanda Town. The nearest New York towns with a grade are Kenmore (B−, 1 mi), Tonawanda (B−, 2 mi), North Tonawanda (B, 4 mi).
Who polices Tonawanda Town?
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office. Tonawanda Town is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Erie County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.