Is Buffalo NY Safe?
If you are thinking about relocating to buffalo ny are are concerned with the crime rate dont worry Ive got you covered. Speaking from someone who was born and raised here, I can truly give you the inside scoop on all of the neighborhoods, which areas to avoid and the safest areas around the city. Including the suburbs!
So is Buffalo in a safe place to live?
Overall, As someone who was born and raised here, Buffalo can get a bad reputation of being super dangerous and I really cannot understand why. Do we have crime, Yes of Course, but it is not unlike any other city around the country. Especially being in New York, I've been to Harlem, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Bed Stuy and i'm pretty confident, those places are a lot worse than buffalo lol. Nothing against those places whatsoever. Now the question is, which areas are “Good” and “Bad”?
If you want more information on some different areas and to actually put visuals to context, Check out my Youtube channel @Buffaloliving2.0. I’ve covered almost every area of the city and suburbs and it will give you a real in depth view of buffalo as a whole!
The Good:
For the most part, the majority, if not all, of the suburban areas around buffalo are very nice. I'm referring to towns like Amherst, Cheektowaga, Williamsville, Depew etc. These are what we call the North towns. Places like Orchard park (Bills Stadium), Hamburg, West Seneca and East Aurora are referred to as the south towns. See Map Below:
Statistically, the suburbs are really the safest places, in Particular Amherst, Clarence, Orchard Park, and East Aurora. Cheektowaga is still a very nice town as well, more of your hard working class but take a lot of pride in their community
What areas should one avoid in Buffalo NY?
Now Jumping inside the city limits, Here's where it gets confusing and interesting. When it comes to the city, it's really a block by block basis. No matter what direction you are facing, West side, east side, or south buffalo you will find pockets of nice and pockets of hood. Especially on the East and west side, it's more Prevalent in those communities. You can go two blocks and end up on a street with $600,000 homes. You go three blocks east and it's like you're in an entirely different city. Based on 2022 Stats the most crime filled areas would be:
Emerson
MLK Park
Broadway-Fillmore
Grider
Masten Park
(Source) https://www.areavibes.com/buffalo-ny/most-dangerous-neighborhoods/
This is better known as the East Side, from experience I don't run into problems over in these areas, even if I have clients who would like to see houses in the area. ( I am a Realtor) At the same time I don't hang out all day and night over there either, I say hello to anyone outside and go about conducting business or do whatever I am doing. The Beautiful part, is there's going to be a huge revitalization happening on the east side when they begin the East side project and the central terminal. They have already begun doing a mass overhaul of the West side which is really great to see!
If you want more information on some different areas and to actually put visuals to context, Check out my Youtube channel @Buffaloliving2.0. Ive covered almost every areas of the city and suburbs and it will give you a real in depth view of buffalo as a whole!