Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. 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 police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cattaraugus County depends on where the incident happened: the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Freedom of Information Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cattaraugus County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Cattaraugus County that is the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office
The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 32 violent and 204 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 494 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cattaraugus County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Cattaraugus County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Olean: 39 violent and 466 property crimes reported for 2025; 787 arrests reported for 2025.
- Salamanca: 19 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025; 399 arrests reported for 2025. The Salamanca police department's page is at salamancany.gov/police-department.html, phone 716-945-2330 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Gowanda: 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 143 arrests reported for 2019.
- Franklinville: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
- Allegany: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Cattaraugus: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Portville: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ellicottville: 1 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 52 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Cattaraugus County in 2025
The nine agencies in Cattaraugus County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 93 violent and 763 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Cattaraugus County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,748 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Freedom of Information Law Requires
Under the Freedom of Information Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (716) 938-2220, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cattaraugus County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Freedom of Information Law the answer is due within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer.
How long does an agency in Cattaraugus County have to answer?
Under the Freedom of Information Law, within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
How do I get a report from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Freedom of Information Law the answer is due within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer.
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.