Buffalo, New York Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on January 14, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 2,081 violent crimes in Buffalo NY, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 754.2. Compared to 2022, the violent crime rate increased by 2%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2023.

You can see similar information for other New York cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Buffalo, NY Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Buffalo, NY Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 3599 1357.46
2011 3250 1238.17
2012 3382 1288.71
2013 3249 1255.46
2014 3174 1228.24
2015 2887 1118.58
2016 2857 1109.75
2017 2611 1019.25
2018 2692 1042.53
2019 2533 990.67
2020 2592 1017.96
2021 2394 943.23
2022 2030 736.28
2023 2081 754.20