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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Cumberland County, Maine, has about 314,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cumberland County depends on where the incident happened: the Cumberland 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 Maine Freedom of Access Act 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: Cumberland County public records, Cumberland County arrest records, Cumberland County warrants, Cumberland County inmate search, Cumberland County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cumberland County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Cumberland County that is the Cumberland 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 carries the University of Southern Maine (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 206 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 742 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings (page title: Inmate Locator | Cumberland_County_ME_Inmates_App), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cumberland County
The three cities the FBI lists in Cumberland County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Portland: 171 violent and 1,352 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,913 arrests reported for 2025.
- South Portland: 15 violent and 294 property crimes reported for 2025; 456 arrests reported for 2024.
- Westbrook: 33 violent and 275 property crimes reported for 2025; 754 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: Cumberland County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Cumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 305 violent and 2,781 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 12 agencies in Cumberland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,392 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maine Freedom of Access Act Requires
The Maine Freedom of Access Act sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days, at a charge of staff time after the first two hours, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at cumberlandcountyme.gov/departments/executive/request_records.php (page title: Welcome to Cumberland County ME).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cumberland County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the answer is due within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days.
How long does an agency in Cumberland County have to answer?
Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act, within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days. It may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the answer is due within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days.
Is this the official Cumberland 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.