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The Buffalo crime rate is much higher than the New York average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #364

Buffalo, NY	3,995.69
New York	1,193.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Buffalo, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Buffalo, NY	Count	60	174	1,277	1,663	3,119	8,362	968	NA
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	23.2	67.3	494.2	643.5	1,207.0	3,235.8	374.6	NA	3,669
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	19.8	121.8	229.4	257.2	1,381.4	79.7	NA	1,072
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Buffalo, NY	Count	47	145	1,322	1,735	3,458	8,076	957	NA
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	18.2	56.0	510.8	670.4	1,336.2	3,120.7	369.8	NA	3,622
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	13.1	138.6	234.7	287.2	1,458.8	78.8	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Buffalo, NY	Count	48	138	1,388	1,808	3,976	8,371	1,107	294
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	18.3	52.6	528.9	688.9	1,515.0	3,189.8	421.8	112.0	3,791
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	14.6	146.4	242.3	329.9	1,503.5	88.6	NA	1,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Buffalo, NY	Count	36	121	1,459	1,634	4,473	8,711	1,121	347
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	13.7	46.1	555.8	622.5	1,704.1	3,318.7	427.1	132.2	3,794
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	14.1	145.9	234.1	336.0	1,477.2	99.2	NA	1,170
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Buffalo, NY	Count	55	157	1,466	1,921	4,296	9,027	1,430	90
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	20.7	59.2	552.9	724.6	1,620.3	3,404.8	539.4	33.9	4,094
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	14.3	146.9	226.4	335.3	1,500.4	105.4	NA	1,181
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Buffalo, NY	Count	60	141	1,636	2,083	3,954	8,947	1,580	101
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	22.3	52.5	609.0	775.3	1,471.8	3,330.3	588.1	37.6	4,151
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	13.2	144.0	223.5	321.6	1,502.5	111.9	NA	1,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Buffalo, NY	Count	37	174	1,539	1,966	4,112	9,503	1,859	126
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	13.7	64.4	569.4	727.4	1,521.3	3,515.9	687.8	46.6	4,095
	New York	Per 100,000	4.3	14.4	163.0	216.4	337.3	1,527.3	128.9	NA	1,212
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Buffalo, NY	Count	54	164	1,533	1,739	4,389	9,477	2,271	109
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	19.7	59.9	559.8	635.1	1,602.8	3,460.9	829.3	39.8	4,153
	New York	Per 100,000	4.2	15.2	161.1	233.7	336.1	1,497.2	145.3	NA	1,228
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Buffalo, NY	Count	74	174	1,708	2,001	4,447	8,864	2,125	159
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	26.4	62.0	608.9	713.4	1,585.4	3,160.1	757.6	56.7	4,297
	New York	Per 100,000	4.8	16.4	178.6	235.1	355.1	1,531.1	166.4	NA	1,300
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Buffalo, NY	Count	56	184	1,667	2,031	4,240	10,089	2,401	368
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	19.8	65.0	588.5	717.0	1,496.8	3,561.6	847.6	129.9	4,290
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	18.9	182.7	239.7	353.3	1,569.6	185.6	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Buffalo, NY	89.29
New York	32.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Buffalo, NY Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Buffalo, NY	Count	15	10	0	4	1	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	5.8	3.9	0.0	1.5	0.4	0.0	58
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Buffalo, NY	Count	16	11	1	2	2	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	6.2	4.3	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.0	61
	New York	Per 100,000	3.1	0.8	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.0	30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Buffalo, NY	Count	36	24	0	7	5	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	13.7	9.1	0.0	2.7	1.9	0.0	137
	New York	Per 100,000	3.7	0.9	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Buffalo, NY	Count	26	12	2	6	6	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	9.9	4.6	0.8	2.3	2.3	0.0	99
	New York	Per 100,000	2.8	0.8	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	28
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Buffalo, NY	Count	31	24	0	4	3	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	11.7	9.1	0.0	1.5	1.1	0.0	116
	New York	Per 100,000	3.6	1.0	1.4	0.7	0.5	0.0	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Buffalo, NY	Count	31	19	0	6	6	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	11.5	7.1	0.0	2.2	2.2	0.0	115
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	0.9	1.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Buffalo, NY	Count	11	6	1	1	3	0
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	4.1	2.2	0.4	0.4	1.1	0.0	40
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.0	32
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Buffalo, NY	3.02
New York	3.86
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Buffalo, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Buffalo, NY	Count	911	737	174
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	352.5	285.2	67.3	3.19
	New York	Per 100,000	434.2	322.7	111.5	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Buffalo, NY	Count	916	741	175
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	354.0	286.3	67.6	3.20
	New York	Per 100,000	439.6	327.8	111.8	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Buffalo, NY	Count	923	759	164
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	351.7	289.2	62.5	3.20
	New York	Per 100,000	432.5	322.6	109.8	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Buffalo, NY	Count	881	736	145
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	335.6	280.4	55.2	3.08
	New York	Per 100,000	425.6	317.1	108.5	3.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Buffalo, NY	Count	918	768	150
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	346.2	289.7	56.6	3.18
	New York	Per 100,000	434.5	322.6	111.9	3.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Buffalo, NY	Count	944	796	148
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	351.4	296.3	55.1	3.24
	New York	Per 100,000	439.0	325.1	113.9	3.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Buffalo, NY	Count	943	800	143
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	348.9	296.0	52.9	3.22
	New York	Per 100,000	447.1	338.8	108.4	3.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Buffalo, NY	Count	856	708	148
	Buffalo, NY	Per 100,000	312.6	258.6	54.0	2.86
	New York	Per 100,000	460.5	330.0	130.4	3.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Buffalo, NY	Count	901	753	148
2005	Buffalo, NY	Count	932	783	149