Buffalo, New York Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 273,728
Key Insights
- →Buffalo has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 706.2 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 6.4% from the previous year.
- →34 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 12.4 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 6% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.19 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
706.2
-6.4% YoY
Murder Rate
12.4
34 murders
Property Crime Rate
3809.6
10,428 total
vs National Avg
↑ 97%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,933
Murder34
Rape119
Robbery432
Aggravated Assault1,348
Property Crime: 10,428
Burglary1,199
Larceny-Theft7,044
Motor Vehicle Theft2,185
Arson91
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 273,728 | 1,933 | 706.2 | 34 | 10,428 | 3809.6 |
| 2023 | 275,922 | 2,081 | 754.2 | 39 | 11,545 | 4184.2 |
| 2022 | 275,710 | 2,030 | 736.3 | 67 | 8,852 | 3210.6 |
| 2021 | 253,809 | 2,394 | 943.2 | 65 | 7,755 | 3055.4 |
| 2020 | 254,627 | 2,592 | 1018.0 | 61 | 7,844 | 3080.6 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Buffalo
Based on violent crime rate of 706.2 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 6% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.