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 2, 2026.
Hampden County, Massachusetts, has about 464,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hampden County depends on where the incident happened: the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department - 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Hampden 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 Hampden County that is the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department - 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 Hampden County State Police in Hampden County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places five campus police departments in Hampden County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department - 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/hampden-county-sheriffs-department (page title: Hampden County Sheriff’s Department | MA POST Commission), 84 State Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02109, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hampden County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Hampden County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Springfield: 1,344 violent and 3,810 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,994 arrests reported for 2025. The Springfield police records page is at springfield-ma.gov/police/divisions/records-bureau, phone 413-750-2525 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Chicopee: 266 violent and 777 property crimes reported for 2025; 875 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westfield: 83 violent and 298 property crimes reported for 2025; 324 arrests reported for 2025. The Westfield police records page is at westfieldpolice.org/570/Records, phone 413-642-9374 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Holyoke: 490 violent and 1,352 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,128 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Springfield Town: 123 violent and 686 property crimes reported for 2025; 802 arrests reported for 2025.
- Agawam Town: 88 violent and 254 property crimes reported for 2025; 453 arrests reported for 2025. The Agawam Town police records page is at agawam.ma.us/357/Citizens-Online-Police-Reporting-System, phone 413-736-8390 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Palmer Town: 56 violent and 85 property crimes reported for 2025; 394 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: Hampden County in 2025
The 21 agencies in Hampden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,540 violent and 7,810 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 22 agencies in Hampden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,963 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Massachusetts Public Records Law Requires
Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge staff time after the first four hours for towns and two for the state, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at hampdenda.com/contact-us/guidelines-for-public-records-requests (page title: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS | Hampden District Attorney).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 413-594-7657, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hampden County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department - 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 Hampden 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 Hampden County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hampden County State Police in Hampden County.
How do I get a report from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department - 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 Hampden 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.