Violent crime
1,420 per 100,000 residents, per year
98 reported in the last 12 months
−65% vs. Detroit (4,024)
Data through September 2026, Detroit Police Department
Crime in Buffalo Charles, Detroit
The violent crime rate in Buffalo Charles is 1,420 per 100,000 residents per year, 65% below Detroit as a whole (4,024). It ranks 81 of 82 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,044 per 100,000 residents, per year
141 reported in the last 12 months
−59% vs. Detroit (4,966)
All reported
3,479 per 100,000 residents, per year
240 reported in the last 12 months
−64% vs. Detroit (9,553)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 6,899 for Buffalo Charles. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Buffalo Charles sits in Detroit, and where incidents concentrate
rank 81 of 82Loading map…
1the corner with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateFewer than 2,500 residents: shaded with its council district’s rateArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Buffalo Charles is among the lowest in the city: rank 81 of 82. Nearby in the ranking: North Rosedale Park (1,575), Claytown (1,471), Campau/Banglatown (1,110).
Street corners with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Corner | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Carpenter St & Buffalo St | 7 | 3 | 7% |
| 02Emerald Springs Cir & Syracuse Ave | 6 | 4 | 6% |
| 03Syracuse St & Charles St | 5 | 3 | 5% |
“Corner” is the nearest intersection the police department publishes for each incident (for example Bagley St & 3rd St), never an exact address. Only street corners with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 3 account for 18% of Buffalo Charles’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Buffalo Charles |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 13 |
| Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 12 |
| Jul 2026 | 17 |
| Aug 2026 | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 6 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Detroit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 92 | 1,334 | −65% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 6 | 87 | −43% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 39 | 565 | −61% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 34 | 493 | −60% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 30 | 435 | −45% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 21 | 304 | −49% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 17 | 246 | −73% |
| Drug offensesOther | 1 | 14 | −89% |
Source and dates
RMS_Crime_Incidents- Source
- Detroit Police Department, via Detroit Open Data Portal (dataset RMS_Crime_Incidents), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 6,899 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Detroit, MI
- All neighborhoods
- Detroit neighborhoods by reported crime rate