Crime Score for ZIP 14228, University at Buffalo, NY
University at Buffalo · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 73.21% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#8,117
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
New York rank
#436
of 838 in state
Score index
37.4
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 14228 covers part of University at Buffalo in New York. In September 2026 it scored in the 26.8th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #8,117, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within New York it ranks #436 of 838. That is 25.6 points below the New York median of 52.4. It rose 23.96 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 2.83 to 26.79.
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) | 26.79 | #8,117 | #436 |
| August 2026 | 2.83 | #11,411 | #579 |
Nearby ZIP codes
2 of 6 score lower than 14228. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 14228
- Is ZIP code 14228 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 14228 scores in the 26.8th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Below Average rating: below 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 14228 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 14228 compare with the rest of New York?
- It ranks #436 of 838 scored ZIP codes in New York, against a state median of the 52.4th percentile. Nationally it ranks #8,117 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.