Buffalo, Profile

Buffalo, , population 270,240, is located about 66.5 miles from Rochester and 80.8 miles from Erie.

Through the 90's Buffalo's population has declined by about 11%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Buffalo has declined by about 4%. Since 2005 Buffalo's population has declined by about 3%.

Buffalo's property crime levels tend to be much higher than 's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Buffalo tend to be much higher than 's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	54%
	African American	37%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	7%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	292,648	N/A
2001	289,657	-1.02%
2002	287,139	-0.87%
2003	284,612	-0.88%
2004	281,757	-1.00%
2005	277,998	-1.33%
2006	274,740	-1.17%
2007	272,492	-0.82%
2008	271,220	-0.47%
2009	270,240	-0.36%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$24,536

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,265
2002	1,272
2003	1,284
2004	1,332
2005	1,390
2006	1,411
2007	1,275
2008	1,375
2009	1,459
2010	1,357

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	64	229	1,600	1,816
2002	43	185	1,627	1,902
2003	63	203	1,625	1,810
2004	51	212	1,485	2,056
2005	56	184	1,667	2,031
2006	74	174	1708	2001
2007	54	164	1533	1739
2008	37	174	1539	1966
2009	60	141	1636	2083
2010	55	157	1466	1921

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,520
2002	5,165
2003	5,504
2004	5,691
2005	5,906
2006	5,503
2007	5,893
2008	5,725
2009	5,390
2010	5,564

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	3,965	9,669	2,551
2002	3,857	9,115	2,288
2003	4,154	9,180	2,528
2004	3,914	9,929	2,409
2005	4,240	10,089	2,401
2006	4447	8864	2125
2007	4389	9477	2271
2008	4112	9503	1859
2009	3954	8947	1580
2010	4296	9027	1430