Fort Buchanan, PR Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Fort Buchanan in green. The most dangerous areas in Fort Buchanan 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 Fort Buchanan, PR Safe?

The F grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Fort Buchanan is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fort Buchanan's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Fort Buchanan is 7.973 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fort Buchanan generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Fort Buchanan may be as high as 1 in 99 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 179 in the southeast part of the city. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the west parts of Fort Buchanan, PR: about 3 per year. The northwest part of Fort Buchanan has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Fort Buchanan, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are few retail establishments in the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Fort Buchanan residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Fort Buchanan has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Fort Buchanan has 0, have the same problem. Of Fort Buchanan’s 943 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Fort Buchanan Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Fort Buchanan residents in a standard year.

Individual Fort Buchanan Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Catano, PR	F	F	F	F
Sabana Seca, PR	F	D-	F	D-
Bayamon, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Guaynabo, PR	D-	D-	F	D-
Puerto Nuevo, PR	F	F	F	F
Toa Baja, PR	D-	D	D-	D
Bayamon Gardens, PR	D+	C-	D	C-
Levittown, PR	C-	C+	C-	B-
Camarones, PR	F	D-	F	D-
San Juan, PR	F	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fort Buchanan is higher versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
South Corning, NY	A+	A+	A+	A+
Craig Beach, OH	B+	C	C	B-
Curtis, NE	C	B-	B-	B-
Custer, MI	C+	C+	C+	B-
Detonti, AR	C-	D+	D+	D+
Dilliner, PA	B	B+	B+	B
Dugspur, VA	B-	C+	C+	C+
Dutton, VA	A	B	B	C+
East Canaan, CT	D+	B+	B+	B
East Dayton, MI	A+	A	A	A+

Considering only the assault rate, Fort Buchanan is less safe than the Puerto Rico state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Buchanan, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Fort Buchanan schools on SchoolGrade

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