Buffalo Prairie, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Buffalo Prairie in green. The most dangerous areas in Buffalo Prairie 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 Prairie, IL Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Buffalo Prairie is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of cities are safer and 52% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Buffalo Prairie's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Buffalo Prairie is 0.0564 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Buffalo Prairie generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Buffalo Prairie may be as high as 1 in 11,247 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,431 in the north part of the city.

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

How Buffalo Prairie's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Buffalo Prairie is safer than the Illinois state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Buffalo Prairie, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Buffalo Prairie about $26,162 in 2025, or roughly $106 per resident. This is part of Buffalo Prairie's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Buffalo Prairie, including every crime type and how Buffalo Prairie compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Prairie's crime maps on the Buffalo Prairie overall crime page.

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Individual Buffalo Prairie Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Illinois City, IL	A	A	A-	D+
Hamlet, IL	A	A-	A-	A
Millersburg, IL	A+	B	A+	D+
Taylor Ridge, IL	A	A	A	A
Reynolds, IL	A+	A	A+	A+
Joy, IL	C+	B-	C+	D
Andalusia, IL	A+	A+	A+	A-
New Era, IA	A-	A-	A	A+
Montpelier, IA	A-	A-	A	A+
Buffalo, IA	A-	A	B+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cross Village, MI	B+	D	D	D-
South Sutton, MA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Shamrock, LA	D-	C-	C-	F
Seboyeta, NM	D-	F	F	F
Schley, NC	C-	C+	C+	D-
Scalf, KY	F	D-	D-	D+
Saum, MN	C-	C-	C-	D+
Sacramento, IL	A	A-	A-	B
Rush Hill, MO	D+	D-	D-	F
Rose Lake, ID	B-	B-	B-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Buffalo Prairie, IL average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Buffalo Prairie schools on SchoolGrade

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