Neighborhood overview

First Ward, Buffalo

Recent police-feed safety data for First Ward 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

First Ward reports below Buffalo's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    291 / 100k local

    vs Buffalo 527 / 100k citywide (-45%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-11%)

  • Property

    1,863 / 100k local

    vs Buffalo 2,772 / 100k citywide (-33%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+20%)

~3,089 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 (5 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (40% of the window).

  • · property reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
  • · Most reports in First Ward occur during late night (12am-6am) — 40% 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.