Buffalo, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Buffalo, MO 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 51 total crimes committed in Buffalo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,513.4 total crimes per 100K people in Buffalo.
  • The overall crime rate in Buffalo is -34.89% below the national average.
  • Buffalo ranks #187 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Buffalo ranks #5,350 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 Missouri

Buffalo Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buffalo is 1,513.4 per 100,000 people. That's -34.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.77% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buffalo
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 1,513.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 148.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 6 178.0 542.7 369.8
Burglary 5 148.4 378.8 269.8
Larceny 38 1,127.6 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 59.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 45 1,335.3 2,531.0 1,954.4

Buffalo Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Buffalo

6
Violent Crimes
178.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buffalo is 178.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 561.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buffalo each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.19% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buffalo

45
Property Crimes
1,335.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Buffalo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buffalo is 1,335.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.9 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 -31.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.24% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 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
Springfield, MO 169,822 10,744 6,326.6 4,908.7 1,418.0
Nixa, MO 24,860 227 913.1 840.7 72.4
Ozark, MO 22,447 315 1,403.3 1,296.4 106.9
Republic, MO 19,481 161 826.4 759.7 66.7
Lebanon, MO 15,143 475 3,136.8 2,753.7 383.0
Bolivar, MO 11,129 304 2,731.6 2,605.8 125.8
Marshfield, MO 7,605 218 2,866.5 2,524.7 341.9
Willard, MO 6,430 59 917.6 606.5 311.0
Battlefield, MO 6,078 49 806.2 641.7 164.5

Buffalo SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
3
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
6
Education
3
Commute
7
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