Neighborhood overview
Riverside, Buffalo
Recent police-feed safety data for Riverside in Buffalo, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Buffalo police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Riverside reports below Buffalo's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
433 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 527 / 100k citywide (-18%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+32%)
Property
1,802 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 2,772 / 100k citywide (-35%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+16%)
~12,874 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 (29 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (34% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (1 this week, 3 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (5 this week, 7 the week before).
- · Most reports in Riverside occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 34% 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.