Buffalo, MN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Buffalo, MN Summary

Crime in Buffalo research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Buffalo over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Buffalo:

  • There were 111 total crimes committed in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 668.1 total crimes per 100K people in Buffalo.
  • The overall crime rate in Buffalo is -68.48% below the national average.
  • Buffalo ranks #114 safest out of 269 cities in Minnesota.
  • Buffalo ranks #3,007 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Minnesota

Buffalo Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buffalo is 668.1 per 100,000 people. That's -68.48% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -64.14% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 1,862.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buffalo
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 111 668.1 1,862.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 48.9 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 24.1 168.0 256.0
Violent Crime 7 42.1 256.6 359.0
Burglary 4 24.1 184.7 229.0
Larceny 93 559.7 1,208.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 42.1 213.1 259.0
Property Crime 104 625.9 1,606.3 1,760.0

Buffalo Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Buffalo

7
Violent Crimes
42.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buffalo is 42.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,373.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 389.6 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.26% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.58% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 256.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buffalo

104
Property Crimes
625.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-64.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 property crimes in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buffalo is 625.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -64.44% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.03% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 1,606.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buffalo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rogers, MN 13,591 295 2,170.6 2,038.1 132.4
Big Lake, MN 12,749 53 415.7 368.7 47.1
Minnetrista, MN 10,992 68 618.6 582.2 36.4
Corcoran, MN 8,017 12 149.7 112.3 37.4

Buffalo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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