According to the Buffalo Police Department, through September 7, 2025, there are record-low crime numbers so far in 2025.
Police said homicide rates are down 45 percent and there were zero homicides in the City of Buffalo in August for the first time in 40 years of FBI record keeping.
Commissioner Alphonso Wright reflected on the milestone in a sit-down interview.
“I’m very excited. Of course, you know, anything could happen. But just to hear that, it makes me proud. It makes me proud to be living in the city of Buffalo. I’ve lived here my entire life, as you know, I’ve been under the Department almost four decades. That just goes to show you what community interaction is possible. I think it attributes to the hard work that these officers are doing and also how the community are interacting with us,” Wright said…