Safety in Buffalo, NY: Crime, Heat & Commute

Homicide deaths

6.8 per 100,000

US 6.5. CDC, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Firearm deaths

8.8 per 100,000

US 13.4. Homicide, suicide, accidents.

July high

80°F

Mild

January low

18°F

Cold

Sunny days

166/yr

NOAA

Getting around

A car per adult

Metro-wide

Commute

21 min

One way

Population

1,170k

Buffalo

Poverty

13.8% of people

ACS 2023.

Without health insurance

2.7%

ACS 2023. 97.3% insured.

Death rates: CDC via County Health Rankings. Climate: NOAA.