Jamestown, NY Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jamestown, NY Summary

Crime in Jamestown research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Jamestown 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 Jamestown:

  • There were 1,045 total crimes committed in Jamestown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,704.6 total crimes per 100K people in Jamestown.
  • The overall crime rate in Jamestown is 59.39% above the national average.
  • Jamestown ranks #381 safest out of 404 cities in New York.
  • Jamestown ranks #8,751 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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Jamestown Vs New York And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jamestown is 3,704.6 per 100,000 people. That's 59.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 108.77% higher than the New York total crime rate of 1,774.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jamestown
/ 100k People
New York
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,045 3,704.6 1,774.5 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.1 4.2 6.3
Robbery 26 92.2 90.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 163 577.9 240.7 268.2
Violent Crime 223 790.6 363.8 369.8
Burglary 179 634.6 165.5 269.8
Larceny 580 2,056.2 1,143.6 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 223.3 101.7 282.7
Property Crime 822 2,914.1 1,410.7 1,954.4

Jamestown 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 Jamestown

223
Violent Crimes
790.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
113.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 223 violent crimes in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jamestown is 790.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jamestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 274.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 113.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 117.33% higher than the New York violent crime rate of 363.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jamestown

822
Property Crimes
2,914.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
49.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 822 property crimes in Jamestown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jamestown is 2,914.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jamestown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 49.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 106.57% higher than the New York property crime rate of 1,410.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jamestown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Erie, PA 93,363 2,681 2,871.6 2,264.3 607.3
Dunkirk, NY 12,530 229 1,827.6 1,660.0 167.6
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

Jamestown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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