Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Buffalo has a violent crime rate of 770 per 100,000 residents, 103% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 531.2 per 100,000, robbery at 177.2, rape at 48.2. The murder rate is 13.9 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 4,003 per 100,000, 104% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,590, burglary at 492, vehicle theft at 888 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 52 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Buffalo receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Buffalo vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)