First Ward, Buffalo
Buffalo · neighborhood · updated 2026-11-12
| 2026 to date | 30 incidents (through 2026-11-11) |
|---|---|
| 2025 full year | 83 incidents |
| Full archive | 2,146 incidents · 2000–2026 |
About this neighborhood
2025 snapshot (full-year). First Ward recorded 83 incidents in 2025 (0.7% of Buffalo incidents in the same source period). These are raw police open-data counts, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
First Ward had 67 incidents in 2024 and 83 in 2025, a 23.9% increase. Comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and neighborhood boundaries.
2025 category breakdown
| Theft | 33 |
| Auto theft | 24 |
| Assault | 17 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Sexual assault | 4 |
Across 2000–2026, this neighborhood has 2,146 incidents in the current archive. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.