Buffalo, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Buffalo, MN Summary

Crime in Buffalo research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Buffalo over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Buffalo:

  • There were 125 total crimes committed in Buffalo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 756.2 total crimes per 100K people in Buffalo.
  • The overall crime rate in Buffalo is -67.47% below the national average.
  • Buffalo ranks #127 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Buffalo ranks #2,850 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Minnesota

Buffalo Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buffalo is 756.2 per 100,000 people. That's -67.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.52% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buffalo
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 125 756.2 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 12.1 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 2 12.1 277.5 369.8
Burglary 12 72.6 307.0 269.8
Larceny 99 598.9 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 72.6 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 123 744.1 2,124.9 1,954.4

Buffalo Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Buffalo

2
Violent Crimes
12.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-96.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buffalo is 12.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 8,265.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -96.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -95.64% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buffalo

123
Property Crimes
744.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 123 property crimes in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buffalo is 744.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.98% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buffalo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rogers, MN 13,438 286 2,128.3 2,024.1 104.2
Big Lake, MN 12,625 39 308.9 253.5 55.4
Minnetrista, MN 10,959 79 720.9 684.4 36.5
Corcoran, MN 7,295 27 370.1 342.7 27.4

Buffalo SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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