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Salamanca, NY crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Salamanca is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 28 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Salamanca is 1 in 35. Based on FBI crime data, Salamanca is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, Salamanca has a crime rate that is higher than 94% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Salamanca to other communities of similar population, then Salamanca crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Salamanca does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Salamanca does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Salamanca.

For Salamanca, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Salamanca is one in 151.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Salamanca's rate for property crime is 22 per one thousand population. This makes Salamanca a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Salamanca is one in 46.

Salamanca Crime Data

total Crime Index

12

(100 is safest)


Safer than 12% of U.S. cities.

Salamanca Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

39

128

167

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.64

21.79

28.43

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.64
4.29
National Median: 4
    Salamanca
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 151

in Salamanca

1 in 233

in New York State

Salamanca Violent Crimes

Population: 5,874
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 5 5 29
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.85 0.85 4.94

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
21.79
17.22
National Median: 20
    Salamanca
    New York

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 46

in Salamanca

1 in 58

in New York State

Property Crimes

Population: 5,874
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 13 104 11
Rate per 1,000 2.21 17.71 1.87

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Salamanca Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
27
44
National Median: 27.0
    Salamanca
    New York

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