Photo: SudoGhost · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime reported in Buford, GA
Buford has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Georgia towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowery Branch | B | 5 mi | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| Suwanee | C− | 6 mi | 1.3 | 28.9 |
| Braselton | B+ | 10 mi | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| Lawrenceville | C | 11 mi | 2.7 | 20.0 |
| Duluth | B− | 12 mi | 1.6 | 10.9 |
| Johns Creek | A | 14 mi | 0.4 | 5.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Buford. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Buford.
13 people died in crashes on Buford’s roads in 2019–2023
Buford had 13 fatal crashes in five years, in which 13 people died; 4 were pedestrians. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 14.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Georgia towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 121 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Buford and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | — | — | — |
| Flowery Branch | B | 0.9 | 10.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sugar Hill has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Buford
Is Buford, GA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Buford. Buford has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Georgia towns with a grade are Flowery Branch (B, 5 mi), Suwanee (C−, 6 mi), Braselton (B+, 10 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.