The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Buffalo Charles

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Buffalo Charles. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI Map of Crime Rates
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D-

Overall Crime Grade™

F
D+
Other Crime Grade
D-

$7.63 million

Cost of Crime™ for Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $4,651 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Buffalo Charles with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Buffalo Charles's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Buffalo Charles sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of neighborhoods and behind 86%. The grade covers only Buffalo Charles's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Buffalo Charles is 66.22 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 12 in the northwest areas to 1 in 17 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI report the most crime, about 108 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Buffalo Charles for 2025 is $7,630,337, about $1,379 per resident and $4,651 per household. That equals 9.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Buffalo Charles Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI: $1379
Evergreen, Detroit, MI: $1273
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: $257
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Buffalo Charles is $1,379 per year, which is $915 more than the national average and $893 more than Detroit's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Buffalo Charles:
  • In Evergreen, Detroit, MI, crime costs $1,273 per person, which is $106 less than in Buffalo Charles.
  • In Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI, crime costs $257 per person, which is $1,123 less than in Buffalo Charles

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Buffalo Charles for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Buffalo Charles
Cost per Buffalo Charles Resident
Murder
$3.10 million
$560
Rape/Sexual Assault
$319,449
$58
Robbery
$116,244
$21
Assault
$1.98 million
$358
Kidnapping
$37,075
$7
Vehicle Theft
$352,400
$64
Burglary
$274,543
$50
Theft
$627,947
$114
Arson
$17,136
$3
Vandalism
$594,973
$108
Animal Cruelty
$4,615
$1
Drug Crimes
$142,747
$26
Identity Theft
$61,605
$11
Total Cost of Crime
$7,630,337
$1,379

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Buffalo Charles totals $22,587,738 ($4,083 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $30,218,075 ($5,462 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Buffalo Charles's 5,532 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Buffalo Charles Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
12.47
Robbery
0.6680
Rape
0.9524
Murder
0.2983
Total Violent Crime
14.39 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
21.92
Vehicle Theft
4.114
Burglary
5.472
Arson
0.1283
Total Property Crime
31.63 (D+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1105
Drug Crimes
3.488
Vandalism
15.05
Identity Theft
1.439
Animal Cruelty
0.1128
Total "Other" Rate
20.21 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
D-
F
C-
D
F
C-
D-
F
D
D-
F
D+
D-
F
D
D-
F
D
D-
F
D
D-
F
D
F
F
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Buffalo Charles is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
B
C-
C-
B+
C+
C+
B
B-
B-
C+
C
C
A+
A-
A-
A
B
B
C-
D-
D-
A+
A+
A+
C+
B+
B+
C
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Buffalo Charles is less safe than the Michigan 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 Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Buffalo Charles schools on SchoolGrade

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