Photo: David Fulmer from Pittsburgh Uploaded by scillystuff · CC BY 2.0Crime reported in Buffalo Township, PA
Buffalo Township reports no crime figures of its own to the FBI for 2023–2025, so there is no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Harrison Township, 5 miles away, at A−. Drive 10 miles in any direction and you reach 9 towns with grades of their own.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Township | A− | 5 mi | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| South Buffalo Township | A | 5 mi | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Tarentum | B | 7 mi | 1.9 | 8.5 |
| Allegheny Township | A | 8 mi | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| West Deer Township | A | 8 mi | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Lower Burrell | A | 9 mi | 0.8 | 3.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Buffalo Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Buffalo Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Buffalo Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Buffalo Township had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Buffalo Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Buffalo Township’s own rate (2.5) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Buffalo Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | — | — | — |
| Winfield Township | — | — | — |
| Fawn Township | — | — | — |
| South Buffalo Township | A | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Harrison Township | A− | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — |
| Allegheny Township | A | 0.4 | 3.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Freeport, Winfield Township, Fawn Township and Clinton Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Buffalo Township
Is Buffalo Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Buffalo Township. Buffalo Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Harrison Township (A−, 5 mi), South Buffalo Township (A, 5 mi), Tarentum (B, 7 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Buffalo Township.
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.