Buffalo Crime 2021
Buffalo · 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
Buffalo police open data lists 11,752 incidents for 2021, down 3.0% from 2020. That is about 4,248 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 42 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2021 data: 8,134). The most common crime types were theft (43.5%), assault (21.9%), auto theft (15.2%). The busiest month was July (1,127) and the quietest February (794).
Crime types in 2021
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 5,109 | 43.5% | down 8.7% |
| Assault | 2,575 | 21.9% | up 4.9% |
| Auto theft | 1,783 | 15.2% | up 10.0% |
| Burglary | 1,354 | 11.5% | down 15.6% |
| Robbery | 597 | 5.1% | down 11.7% |
| Sexual assault | 263 | 2.2% | up 174.0% |
| Homicide | 68 | 0.6% | up 4.6% |
| Other | 3 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 947 |
| Feb | 794 |
| Mar | 936 |
| Apr | 912 |
| May | 1,067 |
| Jun | 994 |
| Jul | 1,127 |
| Aug | 1,069 |
| Sep | 963 |
| Oct | 1,060 |
| Nov | 994 |
| Dec | 889 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2021
- Broadway Fillmore 656 incidents
- Kensington-Bailey 572 incidents
- North Park 567 incidents
- Genesee-Moselle 539 incidents
- Elmwood Bryant 485 incidents
- Schiller Park 445 incidents
- Lovejoy 433 incidents
- Kenfield 423 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Buffalo in 2021?
11,752 incidents for 2021 in Buffalo Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Buffalo in 2021?
Reported incidents were down 3.0% from 2020.
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Source: Buffalo Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.