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 September 30, 2026.
Worcester County, Massachusetts, has about 881,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Worcester County depends on where the incident happened: the About - Worcester 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 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: Worcester County public records, Worcester County arrest records, Worcester County warrants, Worcester County inmate search, Worcester County criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Worcester 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 Worcester County that is the About - Worcester 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.
The FBI's list also places the Worcester County State Police in Worcester 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 nine campus police departments and one state agency in Worcester County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the About - Worcester County Sheriff's Office
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 508.854.1800. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at worcestercountysheriff.com/about (page title: About | Worcester County Sheriff's Office), phone 508.854.1800, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Worcester County
The five cities the FBI lists in Worcester County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Worcester: 1,281 violent and 3,052 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,593 arrests reported for 2025.
- Leominster: 218 violent and 510 property crimes reported for 2025; 497 arrests reported for 2025. The Leominster police department's page is at leominster-ma.gov/297/Police-Department, phone 978-534-7560 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Fitchburg: 217 violent and 582 property crimes reported for 2025; 601 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gardner: 78 violent and 162 property crimes reported for 2025; 317 arrests reported for 2025.
- Southbridge Town: 64 violent and 155 property crimes reported for 2025; 698 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: Worcester County in 2025
The 59 agencies in Worcester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,694 violent and 6,994 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 59 agencies in Worcester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,481 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 worcesterma.gov/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | City of Worcester).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (508) 755-8601, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Worcester County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the About - Worcester County Sheriff's Office 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Worcester County State Police in Worcester County.
How do I get a report from the About - Worcester County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 508.854.1800. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Worcester 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.