Neighborhood overview
Upper West Side, Buffalo
Recent police-feed safety data for Upper West Side in Buffalo, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Buffalo police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Upper West Side reports close to Buffalo's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
449 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 527 / 100k citywide (-15%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+37%)
Property
2,434 / 100k local
vs Buffalo 2,772 / 100k citywide (-12%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+57%)
~9,602 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 (22 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (41% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 7 week-over-week (2 this week, 9 the week before).
- · Most reports in Upper West Side occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 41% 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.