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Buffalo, MN crime: up or down?

Newest FBI monthly report: Aug 2026

Jul–Aug 2026 look incomplete so far (reports are still coming in), so this compares Apr–Jun 2026.

Far lower than past years, possibly missing reports

These months run 88% below the same months in past years. A drop that size is usually reports not sent yet or a new records system counting differently, so Crime Radar won't call it a real drop until more months come in.

3 violent and property crimes reported, Apr–Jun 2026
Usual for these months
26
Per 1,000 residents, past year
3.2
Minnesota overall: 16.4
Residents served
16,851
FBI estimate

Missing or partial reports to the FBI: Mar 2024 – Apr 2024, Jul 2026 – Aug 2026. Those months are left out of every comparison.

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The same months in past years

Is Buffalo safe?

Crime Radar doesn't grade towns as safe or unsafe: one number can't say what a street is like, and the FBI warns against ranking places. What these reports can say is whether Buffalo has more or fewer reported crimes than it usually does, and that its yearly rate is 3.2 per 1,000 residents against 16.4 across Minnesota. For one block, open it on the map.

How this works

Buffalo Police Department sends monthly counts of violent and property crime to the FBI. Crime Radar compares the newest complete three months with the same months in past years, and only calls a change when it's bigger than this department's usual ups and downs. Months with missing reports are left out, so a reporting gap never looks like a safe stretch. These are totals for everywhere the department patrols, not one street.

Not every crime reaches these numbers: in the national victim survey, about 6 in 10 serious violent crimes and 3 in 10 property crimes were reported to police in 2024 (BJS).

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