Neighborhood overview
Riverside, Buffalo
Recent police-feed safety data for Riverside in Buffalo, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Buffalo police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Riverside reports close to Buffalo's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
582 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 714 / 100k citywide (-18%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+53%)
Property
2,506 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 2,910 / 100k citywide (-14%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+30%)
~12,874 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~112 days · newest report Jun 16, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Recent activity (41 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (37% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (8 this week, 10 the week before).
- · Most reports in Riverside occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 37% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.