Buffalo, NY Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buffalo is 4,098.5 per 100,000 people. That's 74.70% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 130.97% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 98.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Buffalo is 1,018.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's 162.50% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 179.85% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 32.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Buffalo is 3,080.6 per 100,000 people.
• That's 57.32% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 118.37% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.