2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Sarasota, FL vs Buffalo, NY

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- Buffalo has 52% more violent crime than Sarasota.
- Buffalo has 2% more property crime than Sarasota.
 Sarasota, FLBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock56.622.7
 Property Crime60.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  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 Sarasota, FloridaCrime Index
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 North Port, FL17.3
 Venice, FL18.5
 Bradenton Beach, FL21.75

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