Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Cattaraugus County, New York, has about 75,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cattaraugus County is held at the county jail, run by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Cattaraugus County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cattaraugus County is held at the county jail, run by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.cattco.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office (NY)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Cattaraugus County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 110 people on an average day, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 148 beds, and it ran at 70 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Cattaraugus County has about 75,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Cattaraugus County Jail
The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Olean, Salamanca, Gowanda, Franklinville, Allegany, Cattaraugus and two more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Cattaraugus County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Olean's 787 for 2025, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office's 494 for 2025 and Salamanca's 399 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Cattaraugus County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,748 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Cattaraugus County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision lists its inmates at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cattaraugus County?
Look on the custody page of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.cattco.gov/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Cattaraugus County jail?
About 110 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 148 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Cattaraugus County go?
To a facility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; its inmate locator is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Is this the official Cattaraugus County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.