Neighborhood overview
Central, Buffalo
Recent police-feed safety data for Central in Buffalo, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Buffalo police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Central reports close to Buffalo's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
991 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 527 / 100k citywide (+88%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+202%)
Property
2,307 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 2,772 / 100k citywide (-17%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+49%)
~11,612 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~203 days · newest report 5/23/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (35 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports up 3 week-over-week (4 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 6 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.