Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Buffalo Valley Regional, PA Crime Grade
How Buffalo Valley Regional grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Pennsylvania — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
8/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Buffalo Valley Regional, PA was 141.1 per 100,000 residents (18 incidents over a population of 12,761). That puts Buffalo Valley Regional 57% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 38% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Buffalo Valley Regional #1,542 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 59% of them, and #170 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 20% year over year and up 346% over the last five years.
Buffalo Valley Regional, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 141.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,542 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #170 of 240
- Safer than
- 59% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 20%
- 5-year change
- up 346%
- Population
- 12,761
- Reporting agency
- Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department (FBI ORI PA0601100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Buffalo Valley Regional (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Buffalo Valley Regional 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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 31.6(4) | 70.9(9) | 92.6(12) | 117.6(15) | 141.1(18) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 23.7(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 7.9(1) | 70.9(9) | 92.6(12) | 117.6(15) | 141.1(18) |
| Property crime | 600.3(76) | 267.7(34) | 378.1(49) | 211.7(27) | 227.3(29) |
| Burglary | 79.0(10) | 63.0(8) | 23.1(3) | 31.4(4) | 15.7(2) |
| Larceny | 513.4(65) | 204.7(26) | 354.9(46) | 180.3(23) | 203.7(26) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.8(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Buffalo Valley Regional, PA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Buffalo Valley Regional Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Buffalo Valley Regional calculated?
- Buffalo Valley Regional's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Pennsylvania state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Buffalo Valley Regional Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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