Buffalo Police Department

Wright County's communication center handles 911 and all other dispatching for the Buffalo Police Department in Minnesota, whose office is open during weekday business hours. The department's motto is People Focused, Public Safety, Buffalo Police. Patrol officers handle proactive patrol and incident response and are often initial responders at medical emergencies, while civilian community service officers take animal calls, enforce local ordinances and back up patrol, and a school resource program and volunteer police reserves round out the staff. Residents can report abandoned vehicles, animal problems, graffiti, illegal dumping, parking violations and traffic signal issues through the SeeClickFix app, ideally with photos, and can send questions online for an officer to answer the next business day. Officers give station tours, speak at neighborhood meetings, schools and businesses, and visit registered block parties on Night to Unite each August. Crime statistics and dashboards on calls for service and arrests are published consistent with Minnesota Statutes chapter 13, the state's government data practices law. Public fingerprinting is handled by appointment through the county sheriff's office, and a list of sites accepting household ammunition for safe disposal is provided.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Buffalo city, MN has an estimated population of 16,388.