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.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, has about 165,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hampshire County depends on where the incident happened: the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home 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: Hampshire County public records, Hampshire County arrest records, Hampshire County warrants, Hampshire County inmate search, Hampshire County criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hampshire 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 Hampshire County that is the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home 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 Hampshire County State Police in Hampshire 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 four campus police departments in Hampshire County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hampshiresheriffs.com (page title: Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home), Monday: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hampshire County
The three cities the FBI lists in Hampshire County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Amherst Town: 64 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2025; 639 arrests reported for 2025.
- Northampton: 155 violent and 389 property crimes reported for 2025; 566 arrests reported for 2025.
- Easthampton: 18 violent and 77 property crimes reported for 2025; 143 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: Hampshire County in 2025
The 16 agencies in Hampshire County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 391 violent and 1,066 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 17 agencies in Hampshire County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,454 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hampshire County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hampshire County State Police in Hampshire County.
How do I get a report from the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home?
From its records unit. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Hampshire 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.