Buffalo is a relatively safe city to travel to.
The crime index here is at an average level.
The main problems are associated with petty theft and vandalism.
It is believed that the East Side area of ​​Buffalo is quite dangerous and can be unpleasant for tourists.
The East Side is, generally speaking, the poorest residential area in the city; it is roughly bounded by Main Street to the west and north, the city line to the east, and Seneca Street to the south, with the Greider, Humboldt Park, and Genesee Moselle districts particularly suffering from urban decline.
However, Buffalo’s crime rate has dropped in recent years to levels not seen in half a century.
What violent crimes happen on the East Side are usually drug and gang-related and are not aimed at tourists; Generally speaking, apart from the Science Museum and a few attractions in the relatively safe area of ​​Lovejoy, there is little to see on the East Side.
Follow the general precautions that apply in any urban area – lock your car doors, keep valuables out of sight, keep an eye on your surroundings, etc. – and you’ll be fine almost everywhere.
Beggars can sometimes be found on Chippewa Street in the city center, as well as in Allentown and Elmwood Village, although nowhere near the same as in most other cities.
Almost nothing is known about aggressive begging.