Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
Raw data sources:
18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually.
Where is 2025 data?
Methodology:
Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
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Your chance of becoming a victim of crime in New Buffalo is 1 in 848. This equates to a crime rate of 1.18 per 1,000 residents, making New Buffalo one of the safest communities in Michigan to live in. In fact, it is one of the safest communities in the entire nation, according to FBI crime statistics.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to New Buffalo, and we found that the crime rate in New Buffalo is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means New Buffalo is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how New Buffalo does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in New Buffalo.
For New Buffalo, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in New Buffalo than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1695, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that New Buffalo experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.
Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in New Buffalo compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in New Buffalo is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, New Buffalo is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.
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FAQ on NeighborhoodScout's Crime Data
NeighborhoodScout® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScout’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
