North Park, Buffalo, NY Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

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$3.57 million

Cost of Crime™ for North Park, Buffalo, NY

In 2025, violent crime will cost $429 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of North Park 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in North Park against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. North Park sits in the 44th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 44% of neighborhoods and behind 56%. The grade covers only North Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in North Park is 4.821 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 155 in the northwest areas to 1 in 320 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of North Park, Buffalo, NY report the most violent crime, about 17 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

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

The tangible cost of violent crime in North Park is projected at $3,571,014 for 2025, about $215 per resident and $429 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 46.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

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

North Park, Buffalo, NY:	$215
Group 14621, Rochester, NY:	$529
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY:	$128
New York:	$199
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $215 per resident each year in North Park, which is $44 less than the national average and $16 more than Buffalo's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to North Park:

In Group 14621, Rochester, NY, crime costs $529 per person, which is $315 more than in North Park.
In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, crime costs $128 per person, which is $86 less than in North Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to North Park	Cost per North Park Resident
Murder	$1.05 million	$63
Rape/Sexual Assault	$321,078	$19
Robbery	$713,615	$43
Assault	$1.49 million	$89
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,571,014	$215

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in North Park, 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 North Park totals $9,308,352 ($559 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,879,367 ($774 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in North Park, 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 west 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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North Park Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.107
Robbery	1.363
Rape	0.3181
Murder	0.0336
Total Violent Crime	4.821 (C)

Individual North Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Park Meadow, Buffalo, NY	B-	D+	C
Starin Central, Buffalo, NY	B+	C	B-
Military, Buffalo, NY	C+	D	C-
University, Buffalo, NY	B-	D+	C+
Leroy, Buffalo, NY	C	D-	C-
Albright, Buffalo, NY	A-	C-	B+
Lasalle, Buffalo, NY	B-	D	C+
Black Rock, Buffalo, NY	C-	D-	D+
Lincoln Park-Buffalo, Tonawanda, NY	A+	A	A-
Hamlin Park, Buffalo, NY	B-	D-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

North Park 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
Alamo Placita, Denver, CO	D	D+	D+
Album Park, El Paso, TX	C	B-	B-
Archer Heights, Chicago, IL	B-	A-	A-
Aurora Highlands, Arlington, VA	D	B+	B+
Back Creek Church Road, Charlotte, NC	D+	C+	C+
Ballston-Virginia Square, Arlington, VA	B	A	A
Baymeadows, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Bayshore-Klatt, Anchorage, AK	A	C+	C+
Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY	B+	B+	B+
Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA	B	C-	C-

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

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