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 24, 2026.
Kennebec County, Maine, has about 128,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kennebec County depends on where the incident happened: the Kennebec 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Kennebec 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 Kennebec County that is the Kennebec 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 Bureau of Capitol Police (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office
The Kennebec County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 181 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 518 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (207) 623-2270. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at kennebec.gov/sheriff/corrections/inmates-current (page title: Current Inmates | Kennebec County Sheriff's Office), phone (207) 623-2270, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kennebec County
The four cities the FBI lists in Kennebec County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Augusta: 42 violent and 671 property crimes reported for 2025; 842 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waterville: 16 violent and 458 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,013 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gardiner: 8 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025; 210 arrests reported for 2025. The Gardiner police records page is at gardinermaine.gov/files/assets/public/v/3/public-safety/documents/p..., phone 147 410.5591 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Hallowell: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 127 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: Kennebec County in 2025
The ten agencies in Kennebec County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 102 violent and 1,584 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Kennebec County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,995 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kennebec County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kennebec 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (207) 623-2270. 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 Kennebec 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.