Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Riverside Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY Safe?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Riverside Park is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of neighborhoods are safer and 67% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Riverside Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Riverside Park is 0.0467 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Riverside Park generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Riverside Park may be as high as 1 in 16,380 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 34,336 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Riverside Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

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

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Riverside Park 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 Riverside Park has 0, have the same problem. Of Riverside Park’s 15,814 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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Riverside Park Crime Breakdown

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

Individual Riverside Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Riverside Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Riverside Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Military, Buffalo, NY	C+	D	C-	B
Black Rock, Buffalo, NY	C-	D-	D+	B-
Park Meadow, Buffalo, NY	B-	D+	C	B+
Forest, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	C	B
Albright, Buffalo, NY	A-	C-	B+	B+
North Park, Buffalo, NY	B+	C	C+	A-
Grant Ferry, Buffalo, NY	C	D-	C-	B-
Delaware-West Ferry, Buffalo, NY	B-	D+	C	B+
Front Park, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	C+	B
Starin Central, Buffalo, NY	B+	C	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Riverside Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Album Park, El Paso, TX	C	B-	B-	B+
Canton, Baltimore, MD	C-	D	D	B+
Washington Park, Denver, CO	D+	C	C	B+
West Oak Hill, Austin, TX	B	B+	B+	B+
Bridle Trails, Bellevue, WA	C+	C+	C+	A-
Bradford, Haverhill, MA	A+	B+	B+	A+
Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B+	B+
Belmont Heights, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	C-	B-
Baymeadows, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
whitehall, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	A+	A+	B-

Considering only the murder rate, Riverside Park is less safe than the New York state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Riverside Park schools on SchoolGrade

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