2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Louisville, KY vs Buffalo, NY

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- Buffalo has 18% more violent crime than Louisville.
- Buffalo has 30% less property crime than Louisville.
 Louisville, KYBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock56.622.7
 Property Crime87.2  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 4 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Louisville, KentuckyCrime Index
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 Middletown, KY6
 Strathmoor Manor, KY7.3
 Riverwood, KY7.35
 Glenview, KY7.45
 Broeck Pointe, KY7.5
 Maryhill Estates, KY7.5
 Hickory Hill, KY7.7
 Thornhill, KY7.7
 Mockingbird Valley, KY7.75

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