Crime Score for ZIP 14224, Cheektowaga, NY
Cheektowaga · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 69.54% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#3,378
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
New York rank
#149
of 838 in state
Score index
80.3
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 14224 covers part of Cheektowaga in New York. In September 2026 it scored in the 69.5th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #3,378, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within New York it ranks #149 of 838. That is 17.2 points above the New York median of 52.4. It fell 13.33 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 82.87 to 69.54.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 69.54 | #3,378 | #149 |
| August 2026 | 82.87 | #2,012 | #67 |
Nearby ZIP codes
1 of 6 score lower than 14224. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
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Questions about 14224
- Is ZIP code 14224 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 14224 scores in the 69.5th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Above Average rating: above the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 14224 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 14224 compare with the rest of New York?
- It ranks #149 of 838 scored ZIP codes in New York, against a state median of the 52.4th percentile. Nationally it ranks #3,378 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.