Neighborhood overview

Lower West Side, Buffalo

Recent police-feed safety data for Lower West Side in Buffalo, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Buffalo police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Lower West Side reports close to Buffalo's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    668 / 100k local

    vs Buffalo 527 / 100k citywide (+27%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+104%)

  • Property

    3,082 / 100k local

    vs Buffalo 2,772 / 100k citywide (+11%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+99%)

~7,000 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 (15 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (33% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
  • · property reports down 7 week-over-week (1 this week, 8 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Lower West Side occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 33% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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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.

Lower West Side, Buffalo safety overview · CommunitySafe