Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Buffalo, MN Crime Grade
How Buffalo grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Minnesota — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Minnesota
2/10
vs. Minnesota cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Buffalo, MN was 53.4 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 16,851). That puts Buffalo 84% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 76% below the Minnesota statewide rate of 223.2.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Buffalo (red), Minnesota (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Buffalo vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 35.3(6) | 12.1(2) | 42.1(7) | 54.1(9) | 53.4(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 18.1(3) | 12.0(2) | 5.9(1) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 35.3(6) | 12.1(2) | 24.1(4) | 42.1(7) | 41.5(7) |
| Property crime | 770.9(131) | 744.1(123) | 625.9(104) | 421.0(70) | 356.1(60) |
| Burglary | 76.5(13) | 72.6(12) | 24.1(4) | 18.0(3) | 29.7(5) |
| Larceny | 670.8(114) | 598.9(99) | 559.7(93) | 396.9(66) | 320.5(54) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23.5(4) | 72.6(12) | 42.1(7) | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Buffalo's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Minnesota cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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