Buffalo Crime 2020
Buffalo · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Buffalo police open data lists 12,113 incidents for 2020, down 11.2% from 2019. That is about 4,379 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were theft (46.2%), assault (20.3%), auto theft (13.4%). The busiest month was January (1,174) and the quietest April (695).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 5,595 | 46.2% | down 13.4% |
| Assault | 2,455 | 20.3% | down 23.1% |
| Auto theft | 1,621 | 13.4% | up 66.4% |
| Burglary | 1,604 | 13.2% | down 14.1% |
| Robbery | 676 | 5.6% | down 15.9% |
| Sexual assault | 96 | 0.8% | down 67.7% |
| Homicide | 65 | 0.5% | up 44.4% |
| Other | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 1,174 |
| Feb | 908 |
| Mar | 821 |
| Apr | 695 |
| May | 943 |
| Jun | 921 |
| Jul | 1,128 |
| Aug | 1,133 |
| Sep | 1,101 |
| Oct | 1,160 |
| Nov | 1,104 |
| Dec | 1,025 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
- North Park 744 incidents
- Broadway Fillmore 725 incidents
- Kensington-Bailey 687 incidents
- Genesee-Moselle 628 incidents
- Lovejoy 557 incidents
- University Heights 514 incidents
- Schiller Park 477 incidents
- Elmwood Bidwell 458 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Buffalo in 2020?
12,113 incidents for 2020 in Buffalo Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Buffalo in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 11.2% from 2019.
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Source: Buffalo Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.