Is Buffalo safe? United States travel risk
Is Buffalo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Buffalo scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Buffalo scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Buffalo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in New York at 42.9018° N, 78.8487° W (elevation 183 m), Buffalo lies 470.3 km SSE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.
New York
42.9018° N, 78.8487° W
183 m
America/New_York
949,547
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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