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.
Sagadahoc County, Maine, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sagadahoc County depends on where the incident happened: the Sagadahoc 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: Sagadahoc County public records, Sagadahoc County arrest records, Sagadahoc County warrants, Sagadahoc County inmate search, Sagadahoc County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County that is the Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 181 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sagsheriff.com (page title: Sagadahoc County Jail Roster Lookup, ME, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sagadahoc County
The one city the FBI lists in Sagadahoc County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Bath: 5 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025; 149 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: Sagadahoc County in 2025
The four agencies in Sagadahoc County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 240 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Sagadahoc County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 521 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (207) 443-8204, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sagadahoc County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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.