Olean, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Olean, NY Summary

Crime in Olean research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Olean over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Olean:

  • There were 488 total crimes committed in Olean the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,569.6 total crimes per 100K people in Olean.
  • The overall crime rate in Olean is 53.58% above the national average.
  • Olean ranks #378 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Olean ranks #8,662 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Olean Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Olean is 3,569.6 per 100,000 people. That's 53.58% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 101.16% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Olean
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 488 3,569.6 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 6.3
Robbery 5 36.6 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 336.5 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 57 416.9 363.8 369.8
Burglary 42 307.2 165.5 269.8
Larceny 368 2,691.8 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 153.6 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 431 3,152.7 1,410.7 1,954.4

Olean Crime Compared To New York Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New York.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Olean

57
Violent Crimes
416.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 57 violent crimes in Olean in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Olean is 416.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 239.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Olean each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.75% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 14.62% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Olean

431
Property Crimes
3,152.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
61.31%
Above The National Average
  • There were 431 property crimes in Olean in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Olean is 3,152.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Olean each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 61.31% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 123.48% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Olean

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jamestown, NY 28,208 1,045 3,704.6 2,914.1 790.6
Warren, PA 9,054 232 2,562.4 1,723.0 839.4
Salamanca, NY 5,837 140 2,398.5 1,798.9 599.6

Olean SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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