Buffalo, KY Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Buffalo in green. The most dangerous areas in Buffalo are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Buffalo, KY Safe from Assault?

The A grade means the rate of assault is much lower than the average US city. Buffalo is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Buffalo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Buffalo is 0.6605 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Buffalo generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Buffalo may be as high as 1 in 1,034 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,684 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northwest parts of Buffalo, KY: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Buffalo has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Buffalo's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Buffalo to the Kentucky state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Buffalo is safer than the Kentucky state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Buffalo, KY

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Buffalo about $27,561 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Buffalo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Buffalo, including every crime type and how Buffalo compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Buffalo's crime maps on the Buffalo overall crime page.

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Individual Buffalo Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Buffalo is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Buffalo.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Jericho, KY	A	A	A-	A
Mount Sherman, KY	B	A-	B	A-
South Buffalo, KY	A-	A	B+	A
Hodgenville, KY	C+	B+	C+	A-
Magnolia, KY	B	B+	B+	B+
Linwood, KY	C+	B	C	B
Tanner, KY	B+	A	B	A-
Mac, KY	B	B+	B	B+
Summersville, KY	B-	A-	B-	A-
Coakley, KY	A-	A-	A	A-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Buffalo is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Ravenna, KY	D+	D+	D+	D+
Velma, OK	D	D	D	D
Chetopa, KS	D	D+	D+	D+
Triana, AL	B+	B-	B-	C
Convent, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
Crab Orchard, TN	C	D	D	D
Cranmoor, WI	A	A	A	A+
Creston, CA	B+	D+	D+	C-
Cross Roads, AR	B-	C+	C+	B
Croton Heights, MI	A	B	B	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Buffalo, KY average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Buffalo schools on SchoolGrade

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