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 September 30, 2026.
Hancock County, Maine, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hancock County depends on where the incident happened: the Hancock 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: Hancock County public records, Hancock County arrest records, Hancock County warrants, Hancock County inmate search, Hancock County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hancock 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 Hancock County that is the Hancock 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.
Reports from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 184 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (207) 667-7575. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hancockcountymaine.gov/hancock-county-sheriff-s-office (page title: Hancock County Sheriff's Office | Hancock County, Maine), phone (207) 667-7575, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hancock County
The one city the FBI lists in Hancock County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Ellsworth: 6 violent and 216 property crimes reported for 2025; 272 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: Hancock County in 2025
The seven agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 351 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 779 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 hancockcountymaine.gov/contact/freedom-of-access-act-requests (page title: Freedom of Access Act Requests | Hancock County, Maine).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 207-667-4621, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hancock County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (207) 667-7575. 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 Hancock 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.