The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Park, Buffalo, NY: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$3.08 million

Cost of Crime™ for South Park, Buffalo, NY

In 2025, crime will cost $879 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of South Park 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 South Park, Buffalo, NY Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where South Park's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. South Park sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of neighborhoods and behind 31%. The grade covers only South Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in South Park is 27.92 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the southwest areas to 1 in 51 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of South Park, Buffalo, NY report the most crime, about 69 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in South Park, Buffalo, NY

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in South Park for 2025 is $3,084,383, about $375 per resident and $879 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in South Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

South Park, Buffalo, NY:	$375
Theater District, Manhattan, N:	$793
Arden Heights, Staten Island, :	$238
New York:	$335
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in South Park is $375 per year, which is $89 less than the national average and $41 more than Buffalo's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to South Park:

In Theater District, Manhattan, N, crime costs $793 per person, which is $418 more than in South Park.
In Arden Heights, Staten Island, , crime costs $238 per person, which is $137 less than in South Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of South Park for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to South Park	Cost per South Park Resident
Murder	$470,579	$57
Rape/Sexual Assault	$175,360	$21
Robbery	$319,192	$39
Assault	$774,240	$94
Kidnapping	$51,040	$6
Vehicle Theft	$268,606	$33
Burglary	$222,075	$27
Theft	$667,381	$81
Arson	$8,950	$1
Vandalism	$53,835	$7
Animal Cruelty	$9,321	$1
Drug Crimes	$31,449	$4
Identity Theft	$32,354	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$3,084,383	$375

The Intangible Cost of Crime in South Park, Buffalo, NY

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 South Park totals $4,347,751 ($529 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,432,134 ($905 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 east 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, of which South Park has 2, do the same, and of South Park's 8,215 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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South Park 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 South Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.282
Robbery	1.235
Rape	0.3521
Murder	0.0305
Total Violent Crime	4.899 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.69
Vehicle Theft	2.112
Burglary	2.980
Arson	0.0451
Total Property Crime	20.82 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1025
Drug Crimes	0.5175
Vandalism	0.9173
Identity Theft	0.5088
Animal Cruelty	0.1534
Total "Other" Rate	2.200 (A+)

Individual South Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Abbott, Buffalo, NY	A	A-	A-
Abbott McKinley, Buffalo, NY	A-	A-	B
Triangle, Buffalo, NY	C+	D+	C-
Cazenovia Park, Buffalo, NY	B	C-	C+
Seneca, Buffalo, NY	C+	C-	C-
Kaisertown, Buffalo, NY	C-	D	D
Babcock, Buffalo, NY	D+	F	D+
Larkinville, Buffalo, NY	D	F	D
Lovejoy, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	C
Willert Park, Buffalo, NY	D-	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South Park is lower 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
Thompsonville, Newton, MA	A-	A	A
Del Mar Heights, Del Mar, CA	C+	C+	C+
Delhi, Santa Ana, CA	A-	B-	B-
Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA	D	F	F
Downtown Modesto, Modesto, CA	F	F	F
Duclay, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A	A
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ	B+	B-	B-
South Side, Bethlehem, PA	B-	C	C
Starmount Forest-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC	C-	C-	C-
The Museum District, Richmond, VA	B	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, South Park is less safe than the New York state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Park, Buffalo, NY average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See South Park schools on SchoolGrade

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