Lakeview, Buffalo, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lakeview, Buffalo, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,180 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lakeview with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lakeview against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Lakeview sits in the 5th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 5% of neighborhoods and behind 95%. The grade covers only Lakeview's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Lakeview is 13.66 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 62 in the northeast areas to 1 in 84 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Lakeview, Buffalo, NY report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lakeview, Buffalo, NY

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lakeview is projected at $2,422,917 for 2025, about $534 per resident and $1,180 per household. That equals 2.8% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lakeview Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Lakeview, Buffalo, NY:	$534
Group 14621, Rochester, NY:	$529
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY:	$128
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $534 per resident each year in Lakeview, which is $276 more than the national average and $335 more than Buffalo's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lakeview:

In Group 14621, Rochester, NY, crime costs $529 per person, which is $5 less than in Lakeview.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, crime costs $128 per person, which is $406 less than in Lakeview

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Lakeview, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lakeview	Cost per Lakeview Resident
Murder	$571,791	$126
Rape/Sexual Assault	$87,670	$19
Robbery	$387,069	$85
Assault	$1.38 million	$303
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,422,917	$534

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lakeview, Buffalo, NY

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Lakeview totals $4,790,685 ($1,056 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,213,602 ($1,590 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lakeview, Buffalo, NY, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Lakeview Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Lakeview residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	10.56
Robbery	2.712
Rape	0.3186
Murder	0.0670
Total Violent Crime	13.66 (F)

Individual Lakeview Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Lakeview is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Lakeview.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Allen, Buffalo, NY	D+	F	D
Front Park, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	C+
Central Business District-Buffalo, Buffalo, NY	F	F	F
Bryant, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	C
Willert Park, Buffalo, NY	D-	F	D-
Grant Ferry, Buffalo, NY	C	D-	C-
Delaware-West Ferry, Buffalo, NY	B-	D+	C
Larkinville, Buffalo, NY	D	F	D
Forest, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	C
Kingsley, Buffalo, NY	C+	F	B

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lakeview is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Buechel, Louisville, KY	C	B-	B-
Castle Rouge, Detroit, MI	D	D-	D-
Golden Triangle, Denver, CO	D-	F	F
Ypsilanti Historic District, Ypsilanti, MI	C-	D+	D+
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington, OH	C+	A	A
Washington Park Historic District, North Plainfield, NJ	A	A-	A-
Merriwood, Oakland, CA	B	B	B
Madrona, Seattle, WA	D+	C	C
Jardines del Caribe, Ponce, PR	D	D+	D+
Hawthorne, Middle River, MD	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Lakeview is less safe than the New York state average and less safe than the national average.

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