Neighborhood overview

West Hertel, Buffalo

Recent police-feed safety data for West Hertel 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

West Hertel reports close to Buffalo's citywide rate.

  • Violent (persons)

    428 / 100k local

    vs Buffalo 527 / 100k citywide (-19%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+30%)

  • Property

    2,638 / 100k local

    vs Buffalo 2,772 / 100k citywide (-5%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+70%)

~5,044 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 (13 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (31% of the window).

  • · property reports down 1 week-over-week (3 this week, 4 the week before).
  • · Most reports in West Hertel occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 31% 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.