Buffalo Crime Map

New York · Latest 24h · updated 2026-11-12

Latest 24h	14 incidents, 5 violent (2026-11-11)
2026 YTD	8,793 incidents through October
2025 (full year)	12,333 incidents
Full archive	338,149 incidents (2006–2026)
Per 100K / year	4,459

Source: Buffalo Police Department open data.

About crime in Buffalo

Latest mapped day. Buffalo recorded 14 incidents on 2026-11-11, including 5 violent-category incidents. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.

Year-over-year context

Buffalo recorded 14,081 incidents in 2024 and 12,333 in 2025, a 12.4% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

Latest 24h (2026-11-11) category breakdown

Theft	9
Assault	4
Robbery	1

Where incidents were mapped

Central: 4
West Side: 3
Upper West Side: 2
University Heights: 1
Hamlin Park: 1
Black Rock: 1
West Hertel: 1
Schiller Park: 1

Across 2006–2026, the current archive contains 338,149 incidents for Buffalo. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

Buffalo crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. Buffalo, New York recorded 12,333 police-reported incidents in 2025. Theft was the most common category with 6,287 cases, accounting for 51% of the total, followed by Assault with 2,208 cases. Reported incidents fell 12.4% from 14,081 in 2024. January–October 2026 data also shows a 17.1% decline compared with the same months in 2025. Data is current through November 2026 from the Buffalo Police Department.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported crime locations for Buffalo, New York, mapped from Buffalo Police Department open data. The map covers calendar year 2025, when the department reported 12,333 incidents. Theft was the most common category in 2025, followed by Assault and Auto theft.

That total equals 4,458.5 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 276,617 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault plus robbery plus shooting plus homicide, totaled 2,956 in 2025, or 24%, for a rate of 1,068.6 reported violent incidents per 100,000 residents. These rates describe police-reported incidents and are not measures of personal risk. Data on TheCrimeMaps extends through November 2026, with 2025 representing 12 months of complete data.

Recent trend

Reported incidents declined 12.4% between two complete calendar years, from 14,081 in 2024 to 12,333 in 2025. The same-month comparison also shows a decline, with January–October 2026 at 8,793 incidents compared with 10,604 in January–October 2025, down 17.1%. Complete-year records show 21,871 incidents in 2007 and 20,566 in 2012, followed by lower totals including 10,811 in 2022 before rising to 14,293 in 2023. The 2025 total sits below the 2023 and 2024 complete-year totals. Archive coverage spans 2006 through 2026, with 2006, 2008 and 2026 marked as partial years and excluded from annual comparisons.

Category breakdown

Theft accounted for 6,287 incidents in 2025, or 51%, making it the most reported category for the year. Assault followed with 2,208 incidents, or 17.9%, and Auto theft was third with 1,816 incidents, or 14.7%. Burglary added 1,273 incidents, or 10.3%, while Robbery contributed 431 incidents, or 3.5%, and Sexual assault totaled 288 incidents, or 2.3%. Together, assault plus sexual assault plus robbery plus shooting plus homicide produced 2,956 violent-category incidents in 2025, or 24% of the 12,333 total. Property-related categories of Theft, Auto theft and Burglary represent the largest share of the 2025 breakdown. The remaining Other crime entry totaled 1 incident in 2025.

Where incidents concentrate

In 2025, North Park recorded 879 incidents, or 7.1%, the highest neighborhood total among 35 named neighborhoods. Broadway Fillmore followed with 654 incidents, or 5.3%, then Kensington-Bailey with 592 incidents, or 4.8%, Central with 586 incidents, or 4.8%, and Elmwood Bidwell with 528 incidents, or 4.3%. These neighborhood counts reflect where incidents were reported, which follows where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score for residents or visitors. All totals are for calendar year 2025 and are ranked by reported incidents.

What this means

Buffalo's 2025 picture is shaped by 12,333 incidents dominated by Theft at 6,287 incidents, or 51%. Assault at 2,208 incidents, or 17.9%, and Auto theft at 1,816 incidents, or 14.7%, together account for much of the remainder, while Burglary contributed 1,273 incidents, or 10.3%. North Park's 879 incidents, or 7.1%, stands above Broadway Fillmore's 654 incidents, or 5.3%. Compared with 14,081 in 2024 and 14,293 in 2023, the 2025 total of 12,333 is lower, after 10,811 in 2022.

FAQ

How many crimes were reported in Buffalo in 2025?
Buffalo recorded 12,333 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, which covers 12 months of complete data. That equals 4,458.5 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 276,617 for the city. The figure is the headline total for 2025 and provides the baseline for category and neighborhood comparisons.

What was the most common crime in Buffalo in 2025?
Theft was the most reported category in Buffalo in 2025, with 6,287 incidents accounting for 51% of the 12,333 total. Assault was second with 2,208 incidents, followed by auto theft with 1,816 incidents. Burglary accounted for 1,273 incidents, while robbery and sexual assault accounted for 431 and 288 incidents. The ranking comes from police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025.

Did crime go up or down in Buffalo last year?
Reported incidents declined between the two consecutive complete calendar years. Buffalo recorded 12,333 incidents in 2025 compared with 14,081 in 2024, a decrease of 12.4%. For the current partial window, January–October 2026 recorded 8,793 incidents compared with 10,604 in the same months of 2025, a decrease of 17.1%.

How many violent crimes were reported in Buffalo in 2025?
Buffalo recorded 2,956 violent-category incidents in 2025, representing 24% of the 12,333 total. The violent total covers assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide combined. Assault alone accounted for 2,208 incidents. The violent rate was 1,068.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, based on reported incidents in 2025 and the Census 2024 population.

Which Buffalo neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
North Park recorded the highest neighborhood count in 2025 with 879 incidents, or 7.1% of the city total. Broadway Fillmore followed with 654 incidents, then Kensington-Bailey with 592, Central with 586 and Elmwood Bidwell with 528. In total, 35 named neighborhoods are ranked for 2025.

Where does this Buffalo crime data come from and how current is it?
The figures come from the Buffalo Police Department, as compiled for TheCrimeMaps. The archive includes all years from 2006 to 2026, totaling 338,149 incidents across all years combined. Data is current through November 2026, with 2025 representing a complete 12-month year and 2026 covering 11 months with data. Year-to-date comparisons use the same months in both years.

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