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 between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Franklin County, Massachusetts, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Franklin County depends on where the incident happened: the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission 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 Massachusetts Public Records 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.
Related guides: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Franklin 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 Franklin County that is the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission 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.
The FBI's list also places the Franklin County State Police in Franklin County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Greenfield Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mapostcommission.gov/current-agency/franklin-county-sheriffs-office (page title: Franklin County Sheriff’s Office | MA POST Commission), 84 State Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Franklin County
The one city the FBI lists in Franklin County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Greenfield: 81 violent and 284 property crimes reported for 2025; 413 arrests reported for 2025. The Greenfield police records page is at greenfield-ma.gov/departments/police/public_records_requests.php, phone 413-773-5411 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Franklin County in 2025
The 17 agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 172 violent and 445 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 18 agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,296 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Massachusetts Public Records Law Requires
The Massachusetts Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of staff time after the first four hours for towns and two for the state, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at franklinma.gov/393/Police-Department-Public-Records-Request (page title: Police Department Public Records Requests | Franklin, MA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Franklin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Franklin County have to answer?
Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, within 10 business days. It may charge staff time after the first four hours for towns and two for the state, plus copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Franklin County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Franklin County State Police in Franklin County.
How do I get a report from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission?
From its records unit. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Franklin 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.